Former Kisumu town West Member of Parliament Kenn Nyagudi has passed away after battling a long illness.
Taking to social media, the National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula confirmed his demise.
The speaker noted that the former MP passed on on Sunday while undergoing treatment at the Kenyatta National Hospital’s private wing.
Former Kisumu town West MP Kenn Nyagudi has passed away after battling a long illness. Photo: Courtesy.
“I send my heartfelt sympathies to the family of former Kisumu Town West MP Rev. Kenn Nyagudi. I was privileged to have interacted with him when I was the Foreign Affairs Minister.He passed away this evening while undergoing treatment at Kenyatta National Hospital. May his family be consoled and find comfort in the Lord’s arms,” he noted.
Kenn was elected for the first time in 2004 during a by-election following the demise of Joab Omino in January of the same year.
He served for four years until he lost the seat during the 2007 election to Olago Aluoch.
Five years later, Nyagudi once again contested for the Kisumu Central MP seat but he lost the seat to Ken Obura.
In 2016, Nyagudi was appointed by former Prime Minister Raila Odinga as the ODM director of E-fundraising and resource mobilization as the party prepared for the 2017 general election.
Apart from politics, the late focused on ventures in real estate and the hospitality industry.
