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Was retired President Daniel Arap Moi a Gor Mahia fan?

Retired President Daniel Arap Moi displays his football skills before a match at Moi High school Kabarak on March 23, 1987

Retired President Daniel Arap Moi, a footballer in his youth, was a mad fan of Kenyan soccer.

But also, being a self-styled professor of politics, he often surprised soccer fans by arriving at the various stadia in style whenever big matches were played. He knew how to spice up his entry to fire up fans by asking the organisers to swing all the gates open and allow free entry.

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