Moi is popularly known to Kenyans as `` Nyayo '' , a Swahili word for `` footsteps '' , as he often said he was following in the footsteps of the first President .
Moi is popularly known to Kenyans as `` Nyayo '' , a Swahili word for `` footsteps '' . He earned this name because they thought he was following the footsteps of the first President .