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Nairobi Lawyer reveals why he fought for Kenyans to have Moi Day holiday

Portraits of former President Daniel arap Moi at the Kabarak University School of Music. The lawyer who won a court battle to return Moi Day says it was illegal to cancel it in the first place.[Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

The man who brought Moi Day back says he did it to correct a misinterpretation of the Constitution. Gragory Nyauchi filed a case in court in 2017 questioning the scrapping of Moi Day as a public holiday.

The University of Nairobi's School of Law graduate said he was motivated to go to court to make a point that all Kenyans are equal before the law.

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