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Moody Awori
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Arthur Moody Awori, known as "Uncle Moody", born 5 December 1927 in Butere, has been the Vice President of Kenya since 25 September 2003. He first entered parliament in 1983 and went on to achieve success under Daniel arap Moi, to whom he was considered loyal, without ever becoming a minister. When Moi was succeeded by Mwai Kibaki was made minister of Home Affairs and then later Vice-president. Awori is a devout Roman Catholic.
He has recently been implicated in the Anglo Leasing scandal in a report published on 22 January 2006 by John Githongo. He has insisted upon his innocence and refused to resign, saying he saw no reason to. In February 2006 eighty Members of Parliament demanded his resignation, threatening street protests if their requests were not met.[1] A few days later protestors on the streets of Nairobi called for his resignation as part of a wider anti-corruption demonstration.[2] After this was not achieved, the Social Reform Centre said that he was undermining the integrity of his office in refusing to step down and promised to continue protesting.[3] In a February 22 interview with the Public Accounts Committee Awori blamed civil servants, claiming to have been misled and that he had had nothing to do with any wrongdoing.[4]
His older brother, W.W.W. Awori, served on the Legislative Council in the 1950s. His younger brother Aggrey Awori is a politician in Uganda who came third in the presidential elections of 2001. [5]
Awori attended the Makerere University in Uganda. He has held several minister positions during his political career. He is an MP of the Funyula constituency.
- Kenya Parliament profile
- Kenya Government Bio
- A Kenyan newspaper article on the Awori's role in the Anglo Leasing scandal
- BBC News: Article on Awori's involvement in the scandal
- ^ BBC News: Travel ban in Kenya scam inquiry
- ^ BBC News: Kenyans demand more graft scalps
- ^ Kenya Times: Groups declare war on Awori
- ^ BBC News: Kenyan VP passes buck over graft.
- ^ The Standard (Kenya): Kibaki's new cabinet
| Preceded by Michael Wamalwa Kijana |
Vice-President of Kenya 2003–present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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