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He was an unsuccessful candidate for president in the elections of December 27, 2002. Although Kenyatta's party, KANU, had been in power for all of Kenya's 39 years of independence, he was soundly defeated by the opposition leader Mwai Kibaki, taking only 31% of the vote against 62% for Kibaki. Many attributed his defeat to his association with the retiring president Daniel arap Moi, whose long rule was widely regarded as corrupt and ineffectual.