Former Rongo Member of Parliament and Minister for Industrialisation, Dalmas Otieno Anyango, is dead.  The former legislator died on Sunday at the age of 80.

It is, however, not yet clear what led to his death.  His son, Eddie Otieno, confirmed that the former Rongo Member of Parliament died at his residence in Kileleshwa, Nairobi.

Mourning his death, the Deputy Chief of Staff Eliud Owalo described the former MP as an exceptionally brilliant and composed leader.

Owalo further noted that the death of Otieno has robbed Kenya of a leader who greatly shaped the nation's socio-economic ecosystem. "I first knew Dalmas during my university student days and later developed a close working relationship with him that spanned over three decades.