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Long-serving Kitale-based paediatrician Dr Arthur Usagi.
Long-serving Kitale-based paediatrician Dr Arthur Usagi is dead.
Dr Usagi, 68, was receiving treatment at St Lukes Orthopaedic and Trauma Hospital in Eldoret.
Sources said the medic died on Monday night.
The doctor has been mourned by both leaders and residents in the North Rift region as a pillar in enhancing health care.
At the Kitale district hospital where he served for a long time, staff described Usagi as an outstanding paediatrician.
Local MPs Dr Chris Wamalwa, Joshua Kuttuny, Dr Robert Pokuse, woman representative Janet Nangabo and Senator Mike Mbito also mourned Dr Usagi.
In a victory speech, Ng endo applauded IEBC for conducting a free, fair and credible by-election. None of the candidates including myself witnessed malpractice. There were no missing names or the electronic voting devices malfunctioning. The IEBC did their job well, she said.
The victor extended an olive branch to her competitors imploring them to join hands in developing the ward. Many are called and few are chosen. We cannot be all elected at the same time thus I ask my competitors to join me in improving the lives of locals, she said.
Jubilee Deputy Secretary-General Joshua Kuttuny who was at the tallying centre congratulated the winner, noting that the win was a clear demonstration the party has a fanatical following in the region.
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Mireri Junior |
March 1st 2021 at 19:18:44 GMT +0300
Soi MP Caleb Kositany has been removed as Jubilee Party deputy secretary-general. [File, Standard]
The ruling Jubilee Party has removed Soi MP Caleb Kositany as the ruling party’s deputy secretary-general.
Kositany who has declared that he will not defend his Soi seat on the Jubilee ticket was removed after the party’s National Management Committee (NMC) meeting on Monday.
Kositany has been replaced by Cherangany MP Joshua Kuttuny as the new deputy SG.
“In exercise of its mandate as provided for under Article7 (2) of the Jubilee Party Constitution removed Caleb Kositany from the position Deputy Secretary-General with immediate effect. Joshua Kuttuny, MP for Cherengany, is the new Deputy Secretary-General of the Jubilee Party,” read a statement by the party signed by Secretary-General Raphael Tuju.