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Nyagarama Life and Times - From Teacher to Governor
File photo of Late Nyamira Governor John Nyagarama.
Leaders from across the country led by Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr. Fred Matiang i have lauded the late governor as a visionary and brave leader. Devastated by the news of the death of my Governor John Nyangarama. He was a gentle and kind soul. A real mzee and elder in the community who defended the rights of his people. My condolences to his family and the people of Nyamira County, Matiang i eulogised.
File photo of Late Nyamira Governor John Nyagarama during a past address.
THE STANDARD
Nyamira Governor John Nyagarama (
pictured) is dead.
Nyagarama, 74, died early Friday at Nairobi Hospital where he had been admitted for two weeks. His family has confirmed.
County Secretary James Ntabo on Friday said the family is preparing to move the body to Lee Funeral Home. We have lost our governor but we will release more details after the family has settled. Information on the cause of his death will be conveyed by the family spokesperson.
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Reports indicate that the second term Governor died due to Covid-19 complications and had been admitted to ICU for one week.
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THE STANDARD By
Everlyne Kwamboka |
December 18th 2020 at 07:51:03 GMT +0300
Nyamira Governor John Nyagarama inspects his bananas in his Tente farm on 27/02/2017. [Sammy Omingo, Standard]
The hand of death has yet again claimed the life of an elected leader in the country with Nyamira county being the latest casualty.
Governor John Obiero Nyagarama who has been ailing for quite some time breathed his last breath at Nairobi Hospital where he has been undergoing treatment.
The governor elected on an Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) ticket becomes the third governor to die during this tenure after Nyeri’s Patrick Wahome Gakuru who died in a road accident in November 2017 and Bomet county’s Joyce Laboso in July 2019.