Kenya to conduct state funeral for ex-Prez Moi
Nairobi: Former Kenyan president Daniel arap Moi, who ruled the country with an iron fist between 1978 and 2002, will be honoured with a state funeral on February 11, the government said Thursday.
Moi died on February 4 aged 95. Moi's body will lie in state for public viewing from Saturday until Monday, before a memorial service on Tuesday in the Nyayo national stadium in the capital Nairobi, officials said.
"The former president will be accorded a state funeral with full civilian and military ceremonial honours," said Joseph Kinyua, Kenya's Head of Public Service. Tuesday has been declared a national
holiday.
"We encourage each and every Kenyan to plant a tree in his memory," Kinyua
said.
His body will be buried the next day in his home area of Kabarak, 220 kilometres (135 miles) northwest of Nairobi.
Moi's 24-year rule saw his country become a one-party state where critical voices were crushed, corruption became endemic and tribal divisions were stoked and turned bloody.
Moi was however praised for keeping Kenya a relative haven of peace during a chaotic period in east Africa.
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