Moi: The Making of an African Statesman

by Andrew Morton

Book Overview

This text traces the life and career of one of Africa's longest serving and most controversial leaders, Daniel arap Moi, President of Kenya. Andrew Morton seeks to challenge assumptions about a man... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1854793691
• ISBN13: 9781854793690
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.

Customer Reviews

The True Picture Of Moi

Andew Morton is a foreign journalist who has come to realize Moi's role in Kenya.The only true patriotic Kenyan I know is president Moi.A man who has tried to keep Kenya united despite the economic and tribal hardships.Many who pose to lead Kenya have not shown any national interests outside being president for the sake of it.Andrew has truely written of who Moi is and what Kenya leadership entails .Many in the West don,t exactly understand the intricacies of Kenyan cultures and behaviours.This book will stand the tests of history.It is a great book about a great leader. Thanks Zeberio Amwoma[Minnesota]

Captivating!!

A pretty objective look at misunderstood man and what he stands for. It's history of modern kenya, since it weaves with Moi's life. This is a Man who has remained consistant in his practical philosopy, african pride and self help when socialism was hot(Late fifties-to sixties) to now when the opposition is swallowing western ideologies insitu. Moi has fought the neo-colonists and their papa-knows -best racist and offensive attitudes, while the former communists and known tribalist noisily attempt to subotage him. An astute polititian who has survived is a very charged political enviroment without killing his rivals(contrary to popular belief). He has overseen remarkable change in a very poor country,all the while maitaining peace- his greatest achievement. I respect this man for is courage in taking on such a tough and thankless job- and doing a remarkable job in the face of economic downturns, drought,tribal unrest and political upheaval. Let's appreciate him when he is still with us.

Very Revealing

Isn't it amazing what truths an objective inquiry about a subject can reveal.It would have been very simple for Mr. Andrew Morton to jump onto the band wagon and join the endless line of people who believe that Moi in the devil incarnate. Instead his well researched book reveals a man who is grossly misunderstood by most. This book changed my opinion of a man I had come to loathe simply because it is easier to do so. True Moi has been a failure as far as his presidency is concerned, as dismal a failure as Kenyatta before him was, but we should not let that cloud our judgement of Moi the human being. I have no doubt that the task of running any country is difficult and mostly thankless, that is why I enjoyed this book so much because it reveals the character of a man who willingly took that job.