Kenya has had five presidents. None has left power voluntarily in the way the constitution intended. Kenyatta died in office; the transition to Moi was last-minute and nearly sabotaged. Moi ruled for 24 years and had to be forced out by internal revolt. Kibaki won after Moi's preferred successor lost. Uhuru inherited the crown twice, first as Kibaki's chosen one, then through a disputed election. Ruto broke the pattern by defeating the establishment outright. This trail maps the succession battles: the backroom deals, the constitutional maneuvers, the violence that erupts when power refuses to move.