Hosea Mundui Kiplagat (1945 – 6 February 2021) was a Kenyan politician, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. He belonged to the Tugen ethnic community. He was born to Isaac Salgong and Zipporah Salgong, a maternal cousin to the second president of Kenya,

Daniel arap Moi Daniel Toroitich arap Moi ( ; 2 September 1924 – 4 February 2020) was a Kenyan politician who served as the second president of Kenya from 1978 to 2002. He was the country's longest-serving president. Moi previously served as the third vice ...

, in 1945. Notably he was the longest serving Chairman of The Cooperative Bank of Kenya.

Career

Kiplagat's first job was as a prison warder, but he resigned to venture into business. He became a successful businessman and it did not take long before he captured the attention of President Moi, who saw him as an efficient political mobilizer. During the entire Moi era Kiplagat was a close confidant of the president. He was a long-serving chairman of the Baringo branch of KANU. Besides, he served as the Chairman of the Cooperative Bank of Kenya. Upon President Moi's retirement in 2002, Kiplagat supported Moi's chosen successor,

Gideon Moi Gideon Kipsielei Towett Moi (born 22 October 1963) is a Kenyan politician and former senator of Baringo County, from 2013 to 2022. He was elected with a landslide win of over 80%, trouncing his opponent Jackson Kosgei. He is also the party leade ...

. Gideon won the election unopposed. However, in 2007 he ran for Baringo Central Parliamentary seat which was won by Sammy Mwaita in the ODM primaries. He polled third. In the March 2013 general elections, Kiplagat controversially lost to Sammy Mwaita. He then petitioned the High Court, which however upheld Mwaita's win.

References

# https://web.archive.org/web/20140113211950/http://info.mzalendo.com/person/hosea-mundui-kiplagat/ # http://www.marsgroupkenya.org/blog/2012/05/12/fighting-corruption-and-impunity-2003-2008-an-excerpt-from-kenya-a-history-since-independence-1963-2011-by-charles-hornsby/ # http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/mobile/?articleID=2000099892&story_title=dramatic-changes-for-kenya-s-former-political-bigwigs&pageNo=2 # http://www.co-opbank.co.ke/index.php/about-us/history # https://web.archive.org/web/20140409053953/http://cases.judiciary.go.ke/docs/all_open_cases.html # http://www.africa-confidential.com/article-preview/id/3922/President_Moi_and_the_dynasty_ 1945 births 2021 deaths Kenyan politicians Kenyan businesspeople Kenyan philanthropists Kalenjin people {{Kenya-politician-stub