The late former Gem MP Jakoyo Midiwo was taken ill at the Nairobi Hospital on Saturday, June 12.
On arrival at the hospital, the doctors noted that his blood pressure was low and admitted him to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), his family said.
Jakoyo's brother, George Midiwo, disclosed that the deceased was well and could even speak on Sunday, June 13, only to die the following day at around 4 pm.
George disclosed that the deceased had previously been diagnosed with acute kidney failure and doctors were trying to establish its cause.
Before his hospitalisation, Jakoyo had travelled from his Siaya home to Nairobi to celebrate his two children's stellar performance in school.
"His daughter had recently graduated from a South African university while his son scored an A (plain) in the 2020 KCSE exam,” George told the Standard.
In just two weeks, the Midiwo family has lost four members including; Jakoyo's elder sister Julia who died on Sunday, his grandmother who passed away on June 2 and a maternal uncle.
“We lost Jakoyo today but many don’t know we lost his elder sister Julia on Sunday. Double tragedy. A tragic loss. Gutted!" the deceased's niece Winnie Odinga wrote on Twitter.
Jakoyo's death was announced by the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) on June 14, who mourned him as a gallant son of the soil.
"A founder member of the Change Movement and a three time Member of Parliament for Gem Hon. Jakoyo Midiwo. He was a defender of the party and never shied away from speaking the truth," the party wrote.
Before his death, Jakoyo is said to have warned ODM leader Raila Odinga from attending burials in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
