Editing Daniel arap Moi (section)

==Retirement==
[[File:George W. Bush - Daniel arap Moi - Meles Zenawi.jpg|thumb|234x234px|US President [[George W. Bush]] welcomes President Daniel arap Moi of Kenya and Prime Minister [[Meles Zenawi]] of Ethiopia to the Oval Office, 2002.]]
Moi was constitutionally barred from running in the 2002 presidential elections. Some of his supporters flirted with the idea of amending the constitution to allow him to run for a third term, but Moi preferred to retire, choosing [[Uhuru Kenyatta]], the son of Kenya's first President, as his successor.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/13/world/kenya-s-leader-to-step-down-but-not-out.html |title=Kenya's Leader to Step Down but Not Out |last=Marc Lacey |date=13 October 2002 |work=New York Times |access-date=4 February 2020 |archive-date=4 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200204053348/https://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/13/world/kenya-s-leader-to-step-down-but-not-out.html |url-status=live }}</ref> However, [[Mwai Kibaki]] was elected president by a two to one majority over Kenyatta, which was confirmed on 29 December 2002. At that point Kibaki required the use of a wheelchair, having narrowly escaped death in a road accident on the campaign trail. Moi handed over power in a poorly organised ceremony that had one of the largest crowds ever seen in Nairobi in attendance. The crowd was openly hostile to Moi.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2002/dec/30/kenya |title=Kibaki sworn in as Kenyan president |date=30 December 2002 |work=The Guardian |access-date=4 February 2020 |archive-date=30 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240530141332/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2002/dec/30/kenya |url-status=live }}</ref>

After leaving office in December 2002, Moi lived in retirement, largely shunned by the political establishment. Nevertheless, he still retained some popularity with the masses, and his presence never failed to gather a crowd. He spoke out against a proposal for a new constitution in 2005, which according to him, the document was contrary to the aspirations of the Kenyan people. After the proposal was defeated in a [[2005 Kenyan constitutional referendum|November 2005 constitutional referendum]], President Kibaki called Moi to arrange for a meeting to discuss the way forward.

On 25 July 2007, Kibaki appointed Moi as special peace envoy to [[Sudan]], referring to Moi's "vast experience and knowledge of African affairs" and "his stature as an elder statesman". In his capacity as peace envoy, Moi's primary task was to help secure peace in southern Sudan where an agreement, signed in early 2005, was being implemented. At the time, the Kenyan press speculated that Moi and Kibaki were planning an alliance ahead of the [[2007 Kenyan presidential election|December 2007 election]].<ref>C. Bryson Hull, [http://www.sudantech.com/redesign/sudan1/completenews.php?nsid=3&cid=2 Kenya names ex-leader special envoy to Sudan] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331194448/http://www.sudantech.com/redesign/sudan1/completenews.php?nsid=3&cid=2 |date=31 March 2012 }}, Reuters (''IOL''), 26 July 2007.</ref> On 28 August 2007, Moi announced his support for Kibaki's re-election and said that he would campaign for Kibaki. He sharply criticised the two opposition [[Orange Democratic Movement]] factions, arguing that they were tribal in nature.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20071007114915/http://www.eastandard.net/hm_news/news.php?articleid=1143973644 Moi supports Kibaki’s re-election]}}, ''The Standard'' (Kenya), 28 August 2007.</ref><ref>Lucas Barasa and Benjamin Muindi, [http://allafrica.com/stories/200708280714.html "Kenya: Moi Endorses Kibaki for Second Term"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070830122616/http://allafrica.com/stories/200708280714.html |date=30 August 2007 }}, ''The Nation'' (Nairobi), 28 August 2007.</ref>

Moi owned the [[Kiptagich Tea Factory]], established in 1979, which has been involved in controversy. In 2009, the factory was under the threat of being closed down by the government during the [[Mau Forest]] evictions.<ref>Daily Nation, 22 December 2009: [http://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/-/1064/829452/-/view/printVersion/-/10qvtnt/-/index.html MP vows to fight Moi eviction bid] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303192654/http://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/-/1064/829452/-/view/printVersion/-/10qvtnt/-/index.html |date=3 March 2016 }}</ref>