The kibera member of parliament was last night rushed to Nairobi hospital where he was admitted in the ICU following his long battle with colorectal cancer (Colon cancer) unfortunately he passed on after several hours.
The legislator recently came back from abroad France in particular where he was undergoing cancer treatment for a period of 5 month, recently pictures emerged on social media depicting how the disease has taken its toll on him.
He will be remembered for his joyful personality as well as his hard work. During his time he undertook several projects including the construction of a modern state of the art Secondary school equipped with 4 laboratories and a library.
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| The Mbagathi Girls High School in Kibera. |
Messages of condolences are flooding social media from all over the country.
These are some of the tweets from His colleagues and politicians as well as Kenyans on twitter
I join the people of Kibra and other Kenyans in mourning the demise of Member of Parliament Hon. Ken Okoth. In his death we have lost a vibrant, dedicated legislator who connected well with his people. May God comfort his family, friends and colleagues. pic.twitter.com/3s3nNyqACA— David Maraga (@dkmaraga) July 26, 2019
A very SAD day...Ken Okoth was a GREAT man..A FIGHTER...A great LEADER...We were just about to LAUNCH the "Jeff Koinange LIBRARY " at Mbagathi Girls in Kibra...In HONOR of Ken, I will rename it "KEN OKOTH LIBRARY"...Rest in Peace Bro..Till we MEET— Jeff Koinange, MBS (@KoinangeJeff) July 26, 2019
Watch: https://t.co/09kYd8rpNS pic.twitter.com/DXdayubUTX
So sad to accept that the Hon Ken Okoth has finally died after a brave fight with colorectal carcinoma. In seven short years he has left an indelible mark on School infrastructure in Kibra. RIP honorable, u were a good man. pic.twitter.com/JyyZ2LnagV— Dr Boni Khalwale, CBS (@KBonimtetezi) July 26, 2019
I join the family and friends of Ken Okoth, MP kibra in mourning the passing of their loved one. Ken Okoth was a true leader devoid of corruption and showed resilience and determinination in fight against Cancer. Let his soul RIP. #RIPKenOkoth pic.twitter.com/NtElXwcE26— Freddy kimomo Cj (@fkimomo) July 26, 2019
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