This archive report was first published on 11 December 2019.
On Sunday evening, tragedy struck the Wamalwa family with the untimely death of William Makali Wamalwa, the 33-year-old son of the late former vice-president Michael Kijana Wamalwa.
Devolution Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa confirmed the news, stating that his nephew had passed away at Crystal Hospital in Kitale, Trans Nzoia County.
According to Eugene, William collapsed at his home in Milimani Estate, Kitale, before being rushed to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
‘He collapsed at around 5.30pm and was rushed to hospital but was pronounced dead,’’ Eugene told The Standard.
Speaking at the family's home in Milimani Estate, Eugene expressed his shock at the news, saying that he had spoken with William the day before his death.
‘It is a shock to the family. We spoke on Saturday. He was in a good health,’ Eugene said.
William, a second-year student at the University of Nairobi, was pursuing a Bachelor of Commerce degree.
He will be laid to rest at the family's Three Rivers farm in Saboti on December 14, 2019.
