Long illness fells former minister Nicholas Biwott
Former Minister Nicholas Biwott when he had gone to console the Family of the late William Ole Ntimama in Nairobi on September 6, 2016. FILE PHOTO | EVANS HABIL | NMG
Mr Biwott, popularly known as 'Total Man', passed on at a Nairobi hospital after a long illness.
Mr Biwott bestrode Kenya’s political landscape like a colossus in the post 1982 attempted coup era —helping retired President Daniel Moi deal with the growing opposition.
Most of his peers hold that when the story of Moi is exhaustively told, he will occupy a number of chapters.
Former Moi-era and powerful Cabinet minister Nicholas Kipyator Biwott is dead.
Mr Biwott, popularly known as 'Total Man', passed on at a Nairobi hospital after a long illness, his personal assistant said.
His body has been moved to Lee Funeral Home.
Born 77 years ago, Mr Biwott dominated Kenya’s political landscape in the post 1982 attempted coup era —was instrumental in helping retired President Daniel Moi quash the growing opposition movement.
Most of his peers hold that when the story of Moi is exhaustively told, he will occupy a number of chapters.
Even though Mr Moi had a vice president, it was an open secret that Total Man was closer to the Head of State and no one in the Cabinet dared to go against him.
Deteriorated
Sources indicate his health had taken a downward spiral in the last one year as he had been in and out of hospital.
His passing is yet another personal loss for President Uhuru Kenyatta, coming less than a week after the demise of Interior CS Joseph Nkaissery last Saturday.
Mr Biwott’s National Vision Party of Kenya (NVP) had endorsed Mr Kenyatta for a second term in office and he was one of the key opinion leaders he was relying on to campaign in the North Rift.
