Former lawmaker Jakoyo Midiwo will be laid to rest at his Akala home in Siaya County on Saturday, June 26, 2021.
The deceased’s brother, George Midiwo, confirmed this, adding that the funeral committee was planning a dignified send-off.
“We have not set a particular budget yet for his burial. We just want to lay him to rest. We have burial committees in Gem, Siaya County, Kisumu and Nairobi counties doing fundraisers,” the brother said.
Midiwo further noted that the burial will be carried out in strict accordance with the Ministry of Health’s Covid-19 standards.
On June 14, 2021, at the Nairobi Hospital, the former Gem MP took his final bow. He is said to have suddenly fallen ill and upon being rushed to the hospital he passed on.
Between 2007 and 2017, Midiwo served as the Gem Constituency MP under the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM).
Midiwo parted out with ODM during the 2017 general elections after alleging that the party nominations were rigged in favour of Elisha Odhiambo.
Midiwo ran as an independent candidate for the seat but lost.
After reconciliation with party leader Raila Odinga, he later returned to ODM, ready to reclaim the seat in 2022 on the ODM ticket.
“Together with my brother Raila, we have sat down and talked. Kenya is bigger than me. Henceforth nobody should try their tricks and games on our party leader Raila, I will definitely fight you,” said Midiwo in February 2020.
