The leak of a secret report into high-level corruption has given Kenyans a pointed reminder of the graft associated with the government of former President Daniel arap Moi, days after he emerged from the political shadows to back his successor, Mwai Kibaki, for re-election.

The 110-page report, produced for the Kibaki administration by the corporate security group Kroll, details a web of bank accounts, dummy trusts and front men allegedly used by relatives and associates of Mr Moi to handle the proceeds of corrupt deals.