UDA POLITICIAN KILLED IN A ROAD ACCIDENT

United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party on Saturday, June 17, sent a message of condolence to the family of Chewani MCA Hamisi Iddi Deye who passed away in a tragic accident.

In a statement, UDA announced that the MCA, who was attached to the Tana River County Assembly, died in a road crash along Malindi-Garsen Road.

“The party and the people of Chewani ward have lost a focused and dedicated leader who put the interests of his people first.

Campaign poster which was used by the late Chewani Ward MCA Hamisi Iddi Deye during the 2022 General Election.

“During this moment of grief, we pray for the soul of the departed, his family, and the people of Chewani ward,” the UDA statement read in part.

Until his untimely death, the legislator was the minority leader in the county Assembly of Tana-River.

UDA Secretary General Cleophas Malala confirmed his demise, noting that the people of Chewani had been robbed of a diligent leader.

“This morning, we receive the sad news of the untimely demise on Hamisi Iddi Deye, (Ndoyeni), our member of the County Assembly, Chewani Ward, Galole Constituency, Tana River County.

“His death, a result of a grisly road accident along the Garsen Road, robs his family, friends, relatives and the people of Tana River, a leader, father, husband and friend from whom the hope of a better future was guaranteed,” Malala’s statement read in part.

It was not immediately established what transpired before the tragic accident along the Malindi-Garsen Road on Saturday, June 17.

By the time of this publication, President William Ruto, UDA party leader, had not issued a statement mourning the lawmaker.

By kenyans