Editing Daniel arap Moi (section)

==Vice-Presidency==
[[File:Paul Kiplimo Boit and Daniel Moi.jpg|left|thumb|234x234px|[[Paul Kiplimo Boit]] with Daniel arap Moi during his son's wedding in 1972, which was held in Kapkong Primary School]]
After Kenya gained independence on 12 December 1963, Kenyatta convinced Moi that KADU and KANU should merge to complete the process of decolonisation. Accordingly, KADU dissolved and joined KANU in 1964. The only real challenge to KANU's dominance came from the [[Kenya People's Union]], starting in 1966. That party was banned in 1969, and from that point onward Kenya was a de facto [[one-party state]] dominated by the [[Kikuyu people|Kĩkũyũ]]-[[Luo people of Kenya and Tanzania|Luo]] alliance. However, with an eye on the fertile lands of the Rift Valley populated by members of Moi's [[Kalenjin people|Kalenjin]] tribe, Kenyatta secured their support by first promoting Moi to Minister for Home Affairs in 1964, and then to [[Vice-President of Kenya|Vice-President]] in 1967. As a member of a minority tribe Moi was also an acceptable compromise for the major tribes. Moi was elected to the [[National Assembly of Kenya|Kenyan parliament]] in 1963 from [[Baringo North Constituency|Baringo North]]. From 1966 until his retirement in 2002, he served as the MP for [[Baringo Central Constituency|Baringo Central]] in addition to his various other offices.<ref>Hon. Wanyiri Kihoro (2007) [https://web.archive.org/web/20080228121210/http://www.cmd.or.ke/images/Politics%20and%20Paliamenterians%20in%20Kenya.pdf Politics and Paliamenterians in Kenya 1944–2007] Center for Multiparty Democracy</ref>

However, Moi faced opposition from the Kikuyu elite known as the [[Kiambu Mafia]], who would have preferred one of their own to accede to the presidency. This resulted in an attempt by the constitutional drafting group to change the constitution to prevent the vice-president automatically assuming power in the event of the president's death.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XVPM53_gPP4C&pg=PA174 |title=History and Government |last1=Ephalina A. Maina |last2=Wycliffe A. Oboka |last3=Julius Makong'o |publisher=East African Publishers |isbn=9789966253330 |page=174 |access-date=23 September 2020 |archive-date=30 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240530140843/https://books.google.com/books?id=XVPM53_gPP4C&pg=PA174#v=onepage&q&f=false |url-status=live }}</ref> However, many senior Kikuyu politicians, including [[Mwai Kibaki]] and [[Charles Njonjo]], as well as Kenyatta himself, opposed such a change to the [[order of succession]], fearing it might lead to [[Revolution|political instability]] if Kenyatta died, given his advanced age and perennial illnesses. Thus, Moi's position as successor to Kenyatta was safeguarded.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://publishing.cdlib.org/ucpressebooks/view?docId=ft8p3008fh&chunk.id=d0e4403&toc.depth=1&toc.id=d0e4403&brand=ucpress |title=African Successes: Four Public Managers of Kenyan Rural Development |last=David K. Leonard |publisher=UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS |year=1991 |pages=168–169 |access-date=4 February 2020 |archive-date=29 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200729021642/https://publishing.cdlib.org/ucpressebooks/view?docId=ft8p3008fh&chunk.id=d0e4403&toc.depth=1&toc.id=d0e4403&brand=ucpress |url-status=live }}</ref>