Nicholas Biwott
1940 – 2017 Kenyan businessman, cabinet minister
Long-serving minister and Moi's closest confidant, nicknamed the 'Total Man', dogged by corruption and murder allegations he denied.
- Affiliations
- KANU
Nicholas Kipyator Biwott, a Keiyo from the Rift Valley, was one of the most powerful figures of the Moi era and held a string of cabinet posts. Known as the 'Total Man', he was widely seen as the president's enforcer and a gatekeeper of state business. He was named as a suspect in the 1990 murder of Robert Ouko and was arrested and released without charge, and he was later named in the Kroll corruption report; he consistently denied wrongdoing and was never convicted. He remained wealthy and politically active until his death in 2017.
Connections
- ally of Daniel arap Moi — Biwott was his closest and most powerful minister.
- ally of Daniel arap Moi — His closest minister and confidant.
- rival of Robert Ouko — Biwott was named as a suspect and arrested, but was released and denied involvement.
- rival of Robert Ouko — Named as a suspect in Ouko's murder; arrested, released, and denied involvement.
In the timeline
- 1990 Ethnic patronage and grand corruption central figure in the patronage network
- 1990 Scotland Yard's Troon inquiry names suspects mentioned