Western Kenya is mourning the sudden death of Maendeleo Democratic Party (MDP) party leader Amisi Omukanda who died on Wednesday in an accident.
As reported by the Star, one of his party youth leaders Charles Ong’ayo suffered multiple fractures during the accident while a female passenger escaped unhurt.
Ong’ayo is admitted to the Kakamega county general hospital.
The accident occurred in the Sasala area along the Kakamega-Mumias road at 2:00pm.
Omukanda’s body was moved to the Kakamega County funeral parlour.
The late Omukanda’s nephew Boniface Wangwe said that he was dropping his youth leaders when the accident occurred.
“He had been having discussions about the party with the two youths in his house and was dropping them to their home when the accident happened killing him on the spot. We don’t know exactly what happened before the accident,” Wangwe said.
“He appears to have lost control of the vehicle before it rolled. It s unclear whether he may have been destructed by an oncoming vehicle,” he said.
Omukanda is the elder brother to Higher Education Principal Secretary Beatrice Inyangala.
