The Kenyan National Assembly has formed adhoc committee that will plan the burial of the late member of parliament Johanna Ngeno. The MP died on Saturday following a plane crush in rift valley area.
The committee will be chaired by Tinderet MP Julius Melly with Buuri MP Hon. Mugambi Rindikiri serving as the vice-chairperson.
Speaker Moses Wetang’ula recently announced the formation of the Funeral Planning Committee following the demise of the legislator on Saturday.
Wetangula said the committee has been tasked with working closely with the family to organize and coordinate a befitting send-off for the late lawmaker.
“I have appointed you to the Ad Hoc Parliamentary Funeral Planning Committee to support and liaise with the family and coordinate a befitting send-off for the late Hon. Ng’eno,” the Speaker stated in the letter addressed to members of the team.
The committee members inmcludes Senators David Wafula Wakoli (Bungoma), Wakili Hillary Sigei (Bomet) and Oketch Eddy Gicheru (Migori) as well as MPs Julius Sunkuli (Kilgoris), Oscar Sudi (Kapseret), Brighton Yegon (Konoin) , Mark Nyamita (Uriri), Gathoni Wamuchomba (Githuguri), Kitilai Ole Ntutu (Narok South) among others