Mwai Kibaki Cause Of Death: What Happened To Mwai Kibaki?

Mwai Kibaki who was Kenya’s third president from 2003 to 2013 died on Friday, April 22, 2022, at age 90. His cause of death was not announced.

President Uhuru Kenyatta announced his passing.

Kenyatta has declared a period of mourning in honor of Kibaki, during which flags will be lowered to half-mast. President Uhuru Kenyatta announced his demise to the world.

Kibaki served as the third President of Kenya from December 2002 until April 2013.

He is credited with recovering Kenya’s ailing economy, but his presidency was overshadowed by deadly violence that erupted after his contested re-election in December 2007.

He had previously served as the fourth Vice-President of Kenya for ten years from 1978 to 1988 under President Daniel arap Moi.

He also held cabinet ministerial positions in the Kenyatta and Moi governments, including time as minister for Finance (1969–1981) under Kenyatta, and Minister for Home Affairs (1982–1988) and Minister for Health (1988–1991) under Moi.

Kibaki served as an opposition Member of Parliament from 1992 to 2002. He unsuccessfully vied for the presidency in 1992 and 1997.

He served as the Leader of the Official Opposition in Parliament from 1998 to 2002. In the 2002 presidential election, he was elected as President of Kenya.