Kajiado’s deputy minority whip is dead

Kajiado's Deputy Minority Whip and Purko ward Member of County Assembly, Simon Mumeita Saitoti, has died.

While addressing the media at the County Assembly chambers, Kajiado County Assembly Speaker, Justus Ngossor, said that the first-term MCA passed on last evening at the Karen Hospital in Nairobi, where he was undergoing treatment.

The speaker revealed that the MCA was admitted at the hospital on February 26th, 2025, where he was scheduled to undergo surgery for a condition that was not disclosed. "Following the surgery, the member was immediately admitted in the hospital's Intensive Care Unit (ICU) until yesterday evening, when he passed on," said the speaker.

While conveying his condolences, Ngossor said that the County Assembly fraternity has lost a gallant soldier, a leader, a friend and a colleague.