By Our Correspondents
Karima Ward Member of County Assembly (MCA) Reuben Wahome Kabera is dead.
Wahome died early yesterday morning while undergoing treatment at the Mt. Kenya hospital in Nyeri County.
Wahome, a first-term MCA, had been hospitalised for two weeks at the privately owned Outspan Hospital in Nyeri town before he was transferred to county government run Mt. Kenya Hospital on Sunday night.
Eulogizing the MCA, Nyeri County Assembly Speaker John Kaguchia said Wahome was a dedicated leader who will be dearly missed.
“He was a dedicated member who did his work so well. As the Chair of the committee on implementation, he did some very good reports that we always used as reference points in the house. He was generally and good guy and interacted so well with his colleagues,” said Kaguchia.
Nyeri Governor Mutahi Kahiga described Wahome as an outgoing person, who diligently executed the needs and aspirations of the people he represented.
“Reuben Wahome was a jovial and very outgoing person who carried the needs and aspirations of the Karima people in his heart. I have truly lost a friend and a great supporter. May his soul rest in eternal peace.” Kahiga wrote on his Facebook page.
Wahome was intending to defend his seat as an independent candidate after he lost in the UDA primaries to Gathung’wa Wamae.
Others who eulogized the late MCA were Othaya MP Gichuki Mugambi who observed that he enjoyed working relationship with him for the betterment of Karima residents.
“I join Karima ward people in condoling the family of Wahome. We had a very cordial relationship for the interests of people he represented in the county Assembly,” the MP who is seeking a second term under Jubilee party noted.
UDA Othaya parliamentary candidate Wambugu Wainaina also eulogized the late Wahome saying he was dedicated servant of the people.