UDA MP Aspirant Dies

Wesley Kogo, a United Democratic Alliance (UDA) aspirant who passed away on Thursday, April 7, 2022
Wesley Kogo, a United Democratic Alliance (UDA) aspirant who passed away on Thursday, April 7, 2022
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United Democratic Alliance (UDA) aspirant, Wesley Kogo, who was eyeing the Nandi Hills parliamentary seat has passed on.

Kogo died after being involved in a tragic road accident in Kangemi, Nairobi. 

His family confirmed that the aspirant was travelling to a local radio station for a morning interview. 

The deceased's body was moved to City Mortuary where a postmortem will be conducted to ascertain the cause of his death. 

A campaign poster of the late Wesley Kogo who passed away on Thursday, April 7, 2022
A campaign poster of the late Wesley Kogo who passed away on Thursday, April 7, 2022
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Kogo was one of the aspirants seeking to oust the incumbent MP Alfred Keter via a United Democratic Alliance (UDA) ticket.

"We the people of Nandi Hills constituency are waking up to not only sad but very disturbing and devastating news of the passing on of Kogo Wesley in a tragic road accident.

"We thought we had finally found a leader who would restore the leadership and lost glory of our constituency. Our thoughts, hopes and dreams have suddenly been cut short... What a tragedy! What a loss! RIP my friend," residents mourned him on social media pages. 

The incident happenede barely 24 hours after Ali Mwatsau, a Mombasa politician, survived a Tuesday night assassination attempt in Mombasa County. 



The aspirant who is eyeing the Mvita parliamentary seat was ambushed by unknown gunmen who sprayed his vehicle with 22 bullets.

Mwatsau was said to have been heading home after a prayer session.

"I was him in Bamburi, where we broke the first together before he left for Tudor, but before he got there, he was accosted by men in two vehicles.

"They opened fire at him, literally spraying his car with bullets," Mwatsau's relative stated.

Police launched investigations into the matter as UDA also condemned the attack. 

Police at the crime scene where Mombasa politician, Ali Mwatsau, was shot at 22 times on Tuesday night, April 5, 2022.
Police at the crime scene where Mombasa politician, Ali Mwatsau, was shot at 22 times on Tuesday night, April 5, 2022.
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