1. Moody Arthur Awori was born on 5 December 1927 and known as "Uncle Moody", is a former Kenyan politician who served as the ninth Vice President of Kenya from 25 September 2003 to 9 January 2008.
15 Facts About Moody Awori
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Moody Awori is the author of Riding on a Tiger, an autobiography about his life in politics.
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Moody Awori was one of their 16 children, a good number of whom went on to hold different senior positions in politics, medicine, and other sectors.
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Moody Awori's younger brother Aggrey Awori is a politician in Uganda who came third in the presidential elections of 2001.
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Moody Awori's sister, Mary Okelo, is a founder and CEO of the Makini Schools.
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Moody Awori attended Mang'u High School, and later joined Kakamega School.
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Moody Awori was first elected as a Member of Parliament representing Funyula Constituency in Busia District in Western Province in 1984.
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Moody Awori broke with the ruling party, KANU, in 2002 and joined the National Rainbow Coalition opposition party, and served as chairman of NARC's top decision making organ.
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When Moi was succeeded by Mwai Kibaki, Moody Awori was made Minister of Home Affairs in January 2003 and then vice-president in September 2003, following the death of the previous vice-president, Michael Kijana Wamalwa, in London.
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Moody Awori has recently been implicated in the Anglo Leasing scandal in a report published on 22 January 2006 by John Githongo.
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Moody Awori has insisted upon his innocence and refused to resign, saying he saw no reason to.
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Moody Awori was the founder and chairman of the Association for the Physically Disabled of Kenya, and a member of the Chartered Institute of Secretaries.
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Moody Awori holds an honorary doctor of laws degree from the Southern New Hampshire University in the United States of America.
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Moody Awori was awarded the degree in May 2004 in recognition of his many years of dedicated service to the disadvantaged in society, particularly the disabled and the poor.
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The President asked Kenyans who thought Uncle Moody Awori was too old for the task to leave him alone.