Former Transport Assistant Minister Ogari is dead
Nyanza
By
Sammy Omingo and Stanley Ongwae
| Sep 10, 2024
Former Bomachoge Chache MP Simon Nyaundi Ogari is dead.
Ogari, a Quantity Surveyor by profession was declared as Bomachoge MP in 2009 after trouncing area MP the late Joel Onyancha in a by-election.
Bomachoge Constituency was later divided into two, Bomachoge Borabu and Bomachoge Chache where he was elected as the first MP
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According to his long-serving Personal Assistant Edison Onduso, the former legislator who also served as the Assistant Minister in the Transport Ministry died at his Karen home in Nairobi last night after a long illness.
Onduso described the former legislator as a humble gentleman who did things professionally.
"I have known Ogari since I was a young boy and I can confirm that he is a good person,” he said.
Nominated Senator Esther Okenyuri said she learnt of Ogari's death with profound grief and that Ogari touched hearts throughout his life.
"His legacy will remain with us for a long time to come, it has been my honour to have known him," said Ms Okenyuri who hails from Bomachoge Borabu constituency.