This archive report was first published on 26 July 2019.
Ken Okoth, the Kibera MP, has been a beloved figure in his constituency, elected twice to represent them in politics and legislation.
However, his journey has been marked by challenges, including being 'killed' by social media users, a claim he has refuted.
After his diagnosis, Okoth revealed that his cancer was caught at stage four and could not be cured, but could only be managed through chemotherapy.
"I will be using chemotherapy tablets that I can take every morning. Because my disease was discovered at a very advanced stage. It cannot be cured. It can only be managed," he said.
Okoth's health issues began with abdominal pain and weight loss, which he was treated for over a year with ulcers and bacterial infection. He was also prescribed medication to manage stress.
"God cannot give you a test that you can’t pass. This I have learnt over the last two years of being sick and adjusting to a “new normal” in my personal and public life," Okoth said on his Facebook wall.
Okoth's brother, Imran, revealed that the MP was rushed to Nairobi hospital and later passed away in the ICU.
