Former Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki, the country's third president, died at the age of 90, his successor, President Uhuru Kenyatta, announced on Friday.
"Emilio Mwai Kibaki was a quintessential patriot whose legacy of civil responsibility will continue to inspire generations of Kenyans long into our future," Kenyatta said, hailing the late leader for revolutionising the country.
"The late former president's administration conceptualized and spearheaded a transformation in crucial sectors such as education through the globally lauded free primary education program, infrastructure developments in transport and energy and the increasing the availability and the access to health care for his fellow Kenyans," Kenyatta affirmed.
Kibaki served as president from 2002 to 2013, vowing to fight corruption and transform Kenya’s economy.
In 2010, he was praised for shaping a new constitution for Kenya and improving social services. At the end of two terms, he handed power to Kenyatta, who was elected in 2013 and retired from politics.
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