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Moi: Humble teacher who never used the cane on students

A security guard opens the Tambach High School gate. Moi (inset) taught at the institution in 1946. [Fred Kibor, Standard]

News of the death of Kenya’s second President Daniel Toroitich arap Moi broke yesterday morning, leaving one school in Elgeyo Marakwet County at a loss over how to mourn a man it had sentimental attachment to.

The former Head of State is credited for single-handedly turning around Tambach High School to the modern establishment it is today.

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