Kenya's Former President Mwai Kibaki Dies At 90

Kenyan politicians, African leaders and former colonial ruler Britain were among those to send their condolences.

Former Kenyan president Mwai Kibaki, who led the East African nation for more than a decade, has died, his successor Uhuru Kenyatta announced on Friday. He was 90.

"It is a sad day for us as a country. We have lost a great leader," Kenyatta said in an address on state television.

Kenyan politicians, African leaders and former colonial ruler Britain were among those to send their condolences.

Kibaki, a veteran politician whose career dated back to the birth of independent Kenya, served as the country's third president from December 2002 to April 2013, taking over from the authoritarian rule of Daniel arap Moi.