Florence Aluodo, a female aspirant who ran for the position of women’s representative in Siaya county in 2017, has died.
During the 2017 general election, Mrs Aluodo ran against women representative Christine Ombaka and lost to her.
After defecting from the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) due to allegations of shambolic nominations, Aluodo campaigned as an Independent candidate.
While seeking treatment at Mater Hospital in Nairobi, Mrs Aluodo died of Covid-19 complications. She has spent a lot of time in and out of hospitals.
Elsewhere President Uhuru Kenyatta has condoled with the family, friends and relatives of Mzee David Kamau Waweru of Gichagi, Kangemi Ward in Nairobi County.
Mzee Waweru alias Wakamau is the father of Mr Richard Ngatia, the President of the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
In his message of comfort, the President described the departed Mzee Wakamau as a respected elder whose wise counsel and leadership will be dearly missed by his community.
“With the passing on of Mzee Wakamau, the people of Gichagi have lost a robust and dependable leader and elder whose wise counsel promoted harmony in the community,” the President eulogised.
Mzee Wakamau, an Indian trained accountant and laboratory technologist, joined the public service in the 1960’s starting in the tax department of the defunct East African Community.
The career public servant later served at the East African Industrial Research and Development Institute, currently the Kenya Industrial Research and Development Institute (KIRDI) as a researcher.
Having attained higher qualifications, Wakamau, who died aged 79, joined the University of Nairobi in 1977 where he served as a Chief Technologist until his retirement in 1997.
The President wished the family of the departed elder God’s grace and fortitude as they mourn their beloved matriach.
Elsewhere President Uhuru Kenyatta has sent a message of condolence to the family, relatives and friends of Kenyan Nobel Laureate, Prof Richard Samson Odingo, who passed away over the weekend at a Nairobi hospital.
Prof Odingo was the Vice Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) when the United Nations institution was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 jointly with former US Vice President Al Gore.
He held the position for 11 years.In his message of comfort and encouragement, the President mourned the departed Prof Odingo as a Kenyan scientist who helped raise the country’s profile internationally through his contributions to the global action against climate change.
“It is unfortunate that death has robbed our country, and indeed, the world of a great climate scientist, whose contribution to the global struggle against climate change will be dearly missed.
