Kenyan governor dies at city hospital 18th Dec 2020 | Source: BBC
The governor of Kenya s Nyamira county, located in the west of the country, has died while undergoing treatment at a hospital in the capital, Nairobi.
John Nyagarama was 74 years old.
A Nyamira county official is quoted by local media as saying that the governor s family will give more details on the cause of death.
The governor was hospitalised for weeks and on Sunday he was placed under life support, the Star newspaper reports.
Mr Nyangarama s party leader Raila Odinga has tweeted his condolences:
The governor was serving his second and final term after he was re-elected in 2017.
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Nyamira Governor Nyagarama Succumbs To Covid-19
Nyamira Governor John Nyagarama has died at the Nairobi Hospital due to Covid-19 complications.
Nyangarama was put on life support on Sunday night and his family was called in on Monday after his condition deteriorated.
Nyangarama, 74, was taken to the hospital three weeks ago when he tested positive for coronavirus.
He was immediately admitted to the Covid-19 ICU “as he required a lot of oxygen”.
“He was a patient on increased oxygen demand. He stayed in the Covid-19 ICU under the care of doctors and nurses who are dealing with the coronavirus cases,” a source familiar with the governor’s treatment said.
He had been placed on life support.
His family told Nation the soft-spoken politician developed breathing problems in the past week after his lungs collapsed.
Incidentally, the Governor has been leading campaigns aimed at curbing the virus in his county. He’s urged residents to follow guidelines issued by the government through the Health ministry.
The County’s Deputy Governor Amos Nyaribo also contracted Covid-19 at the beginning of November and was treated at various hospitals in Nairobi for three weeks.
Nyagarama’s first wife, Dorcas Sigara, died in 1998, leaving him with 10 children and his eldest son, George Ndemo Nyagarama, on June 11, 2018 after a long illness.
Nyamira Governor Nyagarama Dies of COVID-19
Nyamira Governor John Nyagarama died Friday morning, becoming the latest high profile Kenyan to succumb to Covid complications.
Nyagarama died at Nairobi Hospital ICU, where he had been admitted for more than 3 weeks. His family said that he had breathing problems after his lungs collapsed.
The politician was 74 years old, part of the worst hit demographic by the global pandemic.
Nyagarama was thought to be improving and doctors even recommended to have him moved from the Covid ICU to the normal ICU. But things worsened on Sunday forcing doctors to put him on life support. His family was informed of his deteriorating condition and called in on Monday.
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