Residents of Bonchari Constituency have been thrown into mourning after their former Member of Parliament Zebedeo Opore passed away.
Taking to her official X formerly Twitter, Nominated Senator and Vice Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Trade, Industrialization and Tourism Esther Okenyuri announced the death of the former Member of Parliament.
"It is with profound sadness that I have learned of the passing on of former Bonchari Constituency Member of Parliament Hon. Zebedeo John Opore", she wrote on Friday 18.
She eulogized the former Member of Parliament as a committed man who championed the interests of the people of Bonchari.
"Throughout his illustrious political career, he demonstrated unshakeable commitment to his constituents by championing their interests in and out of Parliament".
"He held the deepest respect for both young and old. The people of Bonchari have lost a true champion and Kenya has lost a voice of reason with the passing of Hon. Opore. May Hon. Zebedeo Opore rest in peace", she wrote.
Born on January 8, 1947, Opore passed away at the age of 77. The former Member of Parliament was elected to represent the people of Bonchari in the National Assembly in 1997. He also served as the Assistant Minister in the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting.
The former MP held an Economics Degree from the University of Nairobi. He also obtained an MSc in Economics from the University of Bradford in the UK in 1982.
During the March 4 general election in 2013, Zebedeo Opore was declared the winner and was subsequently sworn in as Bonchari Constituency MP.
However, six months later Mr Opore’s rival, John Oyioka, successfully petitioned his election and was declared the winner by the Kisii High Court.
But Oyioka’s victory was short-lived as he had also served for six months when the court overruled the judgment that sent him to Parliament.
Opore, the deceased MP had a successful political career and vigorously supported the Jubilee Party which was the ruling political outfit under former President Uhuru Kenyatta.
The former MP's death comes three years after he lost his wife Mama Angelina Opore.
