Nyamira county assembly majority leader and Nyamai Ward MCA Elijah Osiemo is dead following a tragic road accident, Governor Amos Nyaribo has announced in a statement.
The Governor said the accident occurred along Maai Mahiu- Naivasha Road on Monday afternoon.
He was travelling with Nyamira Township Ward MCA Duke Masira who also doubles as the Deputy Majority leader in the Nyamira Assembly and Nominated MCA Priscillah Nyatichi.
"The two members of the County Assembly have been rushed to Naivasha Level Four Hospital for treatment and stabilization awaiting doctors' advice," Nyaribo said in a statement.
The three were travelling to Nairobi for a meeting when the driver of the vehicle they were travelling in lost control.
The vehicle overturned into the escarpment in Mai Mahiu, Narok County.
Nyaribo has directed the immediate transfer of the deceased body to Nairobi for preservation as burial plans commence.
West Mugirango MP Stephen Mogaka in a statement said his Constituency has lost a young leader whose future was promising.
"It is with lots of sadness that I have received the news of the sudden demise of my political mentee and Nyamaiya ward MCA Elijah Osiemo. As a constituency, we have lost an important soul. I stand with the family of the honourable member in this difficult time as they mourn their kin,"Mogaka said in a statement.