Daniel Toroitich Arap Moi becomes Kenya’s second president, following the death of Jomo Kenyatta on 22 August 1978.

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South African History Online. (2012, August 27). Daniel Toroitich Arap Moi becomes Kenya’s second president, following the death of Jomo Kenyatta on 22 August 1978.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092076

South African History Online (2012) 'Daniel Toroitich Arap Moi becomes Kenya’s second president, following the death of Jomo Kenyatta on 22 August 1978.', South African History Online, 27 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092076 (Accessed: 28 July 2026).

South African History Online, Daniel Toroitich Arap Moi becomes Kenya’s second president, following the death of Jomo Kenyatta on 22 August 1978. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092076, (accessed 28 July 2026).

"Daniel Toroitich Arap Moi becomes Kenya’s second president, following the death of Jomo Kenyatta on 22 August 1978.." South African History Online, 27 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092076. Accessed 28 July 2026.

South African History Online. "Daniel Toroitich Arap Moi becomes Kenya’s second president, following the death of Jomo Kenyatta on 22 August 1978.." South African History Online. August 27, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092076.