Mr Moi says that he will never seek immunity

The former president of Kenya, Daniel arap Moi, has declared that he is not guilty of any corruption and will not be seeking immunity from prosecution.

His lawyer, Mutula Kilonzo, said his client would co-operate fully with investigators looking into scandals that happened during his 24-year-old rule.

Mr Kilonzo told the BBC's Focus on Africa on Tuesday that he was not expecting Mr Moi to seek an amnesty or pardon from the government.

Since the government launched its anti-corruption investigations, Mr Moi, members of his family and his aides have been cited in a number of inquiries, investigations and court cases.

Five senior officials have already appeared in court.

At least one has alleged he was acting on the direct orders of President Moi when he transferred state funds to Euro Bank before its collapse.

His son, Gideon Moi, who is being investigated over the Euro Bank scandal, has accused the new government of launching a political witch-hunt.

Vanished

On Tuesday, President Mwai Kibaki's government ordered anti-corruption police to question Mr Moi about the disappearance of millions of dollars from Euro Bank.

Mr Kibaki's government has been accused of political witch-hunt

It went bust in February after it was discovered that almost $14million of public money had vanished from its accounts.

The new government estimates that almost $10 billion was stolen during the Moi era.

The former president, who stepped down in December, acknowledges that corruption was a serious problem during his rule, but has strenuously denied any personal involvement.

This will be the first time in the history of Kenya that a former president is to be questioned on matters relating to his time in office.