After online reports emerged that Kibra MP Ken Okoth had passed away, Kenyans.co.ke sought to verify the information.
After speaking to the legislator's personal assistant and a statement from Okoth himself, we can confirm that the MP is alive and well.
"I'm alive and kicking. Folks should stop killing me before my time with rumours," the lawmaker responded to this writer's message.
Okoth is in France where he is undergoing treatment. Even as such, the MP is not hospitalised and not in any danger whatsoever.
He had in February opened up about his battle with cancer while exuding confidence that he will pull through.
According to The Standard reporters who spoke to him, the 41-year-old legislator was diagnosed with stage four colorectal cancer after several hospital visits.
Okoth was being treated for ulcers and bacterial infections for about a year. He had also been put on pills to manage stress and anxiety.
The second-term MP revealed that he lost a lot of weight and had abdominal pains during that time.
Upon further examination, his doctors discovered that he had stage four cancer – something that took his family by surprise.
“The fear of the unknown that accompanies a cancer diagnosis is immense. Cancer changes your life completely,” stated Okoth.
