Mwai Kibaki, the gentleman of Kenyan politics

Mwai Kibaki.

Kenya's president Mwai Kibaki waves in Nairobi on December 12, 2012 during Jamhuri Day celebrations. PHOTO | AFP

Mwai Kibaki, the man who rose from the sleepy Gatuyaini village, Nyeri, in Central Kenya to become the most celebrated Kenyan president and African statesman died on Friday aged 90.

Kibaki’s death marks the end of an era for one of Kenya’s most suave politicians, whose story is part of the country’s economic history.