This archive report was first published on 29 July 2019.
Bomet Governor Joyce Laboso Dies in Nairobi Aged 58 ¶
Published on July 29, 2019, at 3:41 PM
Bomet Governor Joyce Laboso has died in Nairobi after a long battle with illness, aged 58. She was the second Governor of Bomet, elected in 2017.
Earlier this month, Laboso was flown back to Kenya from India, where she had been transferred from a hospital in London, seeking treatment. Her doctors had recommended that she be accorded enough rest to aid her recovery.
"The governor is recuperating and is under observation by her doctors who have recommended [for] her enough rest and limited visitation for speedy recovery," County Communications Director Ezra Kirui said in a statement.
Laboso's death comes in the wake of the death of Kibra MP Ken Okoth, who succumbed to colorectal cancer on Friday last week. It has also been speculated that Laboso was ailing from cancer, although no definite answer has been provided from the family yet.
She was brought back to the country on July 14 following advice by her doctors. Laboso died at a Nairobi Hospital on Monday.
