Daniel Arap Moi, Former Kenyan President, Dies at 95

Kenya’s longest-serving president Daniel Arap Moi, whose rule was marred by corruption and torture of opponents, died on Feb. 4.

Kenyan President Daniel Arap Moi salutes the guard of honour at the Durban airport for the African Union conference in Durban, South Africa, on July 7, 2002. Juda Ngwenya/File Photo/Reuters

NAIROBI, Kenya—Daniel Arap Moi, whose rule as Kenya’s longest-serving president was marred by corruption and torture of opponents, died Feb. 4, the office of the president said. He was 95.

While there was no immediate explanation for Moi’s death, he had been in and out of the hospital with breathing problems in recent months.