Bishop Allan Kiuna has revealed that last year he was battling cancer adding that his heart goes out to all the families affected by cancer.

'Am so grateful to God for having seen me through a difficult battle with cancer last year.

My heart goes out to families of of all those who have cancer.

His admission comes a day after Bomet governor Joyce Laboso succumbed to cancer at the Nairobi Hospital.

The country is also mourning the death of Kibra member of parliament Ken Okoth and Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore.

Nyongo added

The result of the medical exam revealed that the PSA was still rising; hence possibilities of cancer could no longer be ruled out.

The doctor ordered a biopsy, which revealed prostate cancer that was rather aggressive in its progression.