Nominated Senator Victor Prengei is dead.
The Senator succumbed to injuries sustained in an accident in London area early this evening.
Confirming the news, County Police Commander Beatrice Kiranguri said Prengei was involved in an accident at Giotto on Nakuru-Sigor road at around 9:45 pm.
She said the Senator was driving alone at the time of the fatal road accident. He was aged 36.
Governor Lee Kinyanjui was among the top leaders to arrive at the Nakuru War Memorial Hospital after reports on the accident emerged.
He mourned him as a dynamic, quiet, humble and dedicated servant of the people, always conscious of the huge burden he carried.
“His elevation to the Senate was a major recognition of the rights of the Ogiek and other minority communities,” he stated.
Prengei was nominated by the Jubilee Party in 2017 to represent the youth in the Senate.
He was the first Ogiek community member of parliament and was seen as a voice of the minority community in the Kenyan political circles.
He went to Mariashoni Primary School, Moi Secondary School- Amalo and later joined Maseno University for a BA – Economics. In 2017 he graduated with a MBA- Strategic Management from JKUAT.
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