Former Kiambu Governor, William Kabogo, on Monday, cried out to President Uhuru Kenyatta after the death of Bomet County boss, Joyce Laboso, to cancer.
According to People Daily, Kabogo urged the president to declare cancer a national disaster.
He explained that by doing so, the country would finally channel resources towards proper treatment of the disease that has claimed three influential leaders in the past month alone.
“I am saddened by the death of the governor. It is unbelievable that we have lost yet another person to cancer. We must now face this disease head-on," posted Kabogo.
He even dragged corruption into the conversation arguing that the country loses a lot of money to cartels yet it could be channeled to important causes.
“We are losing close to Sh900 billion to corruption annually; money that could be used in the fight against cancer,” he added.
Kabogo mourned the late governor as a hardworking leader who commanded respect and admiration especially for advocacy on women's rights.
“She was a brilliant woman. She was a true servant of the people of Bomet.
"My heartfelt condolences to the family of H. E. Governor Laboso and to the people of Bomet. I worked with the late Laboso in parliament and can say that she was such a humble and dedicated servant of the people," mourned Kabogo.
He cited the recent death of Kibra MP Ken Okoth and that of governor Laboso, just a weekend apart, as a wake-up call.
