Moi's mixed legacy to forge a common front for continent

Kenyan President Daniel Arap Moi celebrates with Uganda’s Yoweri Museveni (L) and Tanzania Benjamin Mkapa, on November 30, 1999 after signing a framework accord setting up the EAC at the Sheikh Abeid Amri stadium in the northern Tanzanian town. FILE PHOTO |AFP

Daniel Toroitich Arap Moi, the former Kenyan president who died on Monday aged 95 years, played a critical role in the revival of the collapsed East African Community.

Moi also fought hard for the formation of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern African countries (Comesa).