Former Sotik Member of Parliament Anthony Kipkosgei Kimetto alias Sotet Senior is dead.
Mr Kimetto, passed on at Nairobi Hospital, where he was receiving treatment for diabetes disease.
Confirming the news, his son, outgoing Sotik MP Dominic Koskei, said that the family patriarch had passed away on Monday.
"It is true, Mzee has left us. He succumbed to a disease bravely borne on Monday while undergoing treatment," said Mr. Koskei.
He said the family will give a comprehensive statement and issue burial arrangements at a later date.
Mr. Kimetto served as Sotik MP for three terms and retired from politics in 2007 after losing his seat to Lorna Laboso.
His son, Dominic won the seat in 2017 but lost to a former administrator Francis Sigei during the just concluded general elections.
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