Gideon Kipsiele Towett Moi profile

Biography

Name:              Gideon Kipsiele Towett Moi

DOB:                22 October 1963, Baringo, Kenya

Status:             Married to Zahra Moi

Education

Political career

He was elected with a landslide win of over 80%, trouncing his opponent Jackson Kosgei. He is also the Chairman of the Kenya African National Union (KANU), which for decades was the ruling party in Kenya. He is the youngest son of Kenya's second president, Daniel arap Moi, and Lena Moi.

Controversy

In August 2007, The Guardian reported that the Kroll report, commissioned in 2004 by President Mwai Kibaki to trace assets of people who were suspected of looting the state, and listed Gideon Moi. It reported that Gideon was worth USD 550 million.