On Sunday evening, tragedy struck when Rabai Member of Parliament William Kamoti perished in a car crash near Kilifi town on the Mombasa-Malindi highway at stage ya Maziwa.
According to Kilifi North Sub-County police chief Johnathan Koech, Kamoti succumbed to his injuries at the Kilifi county hospital.
His driver is currently battling for his survival at the same hospital.
The accident occurred around 9.30 p.m., as witnessed by onlookers.
While attempting to pass a lorry headed towards Mombasa, Kamoti's automobile overturned.
Witness Eric Nyamawi described the scene: "I saw the vehicle rolling. When we reached where it landed, we saw two people - one of them was thrown out while his legs remained in the car. The driver was in his seat. We rescued them but unfortunately, the MP died before we got assistance to take him to the hospital," Nyamawi said.
Kamoti was in the midst of completing his second term in office and had been authorized by the IEBC to run for Rabai MP for the third time on Sunday.
He was reelected in 2017 on an ODM ticket.
