28 October 2022

• ODM eulogized Mama Nyundo as a die-hard and loyal member of the party.

• She died at the Aga Khan Hospital

Kakamega nominated MCA, Phaustine Werim is dead.

Werimo, popularly known as Mama Nyundo, passed away on Thursday in Kisumu after an unsuccessful operation at the Aga Khan Hospital.

ODM deputy party leader Wycliffe Oparanya said she died after the doctors attempted to remove a blood clot from her leg.

"It is with deep sorrow that I learn the untimely death of a nominated Member of Kakamega County Assembly Phaustine Werimo,” he said.

The former Kakamega Governor eulogised the legislator as a die-hard and loyal member of the Orange Democratic Movement Party, ODM.

"She defended our party policies with unrivaled gusto and passion , earning her the name 'Mama Nyundo'. A true soldier and mother of ODM Party in Kakamega county and the entire Western region,” Oparanya added.

He conveyed his heartfelt condolences to the family, county leadership, Kakamega County Assembly and friends of the late Werimo for losing such a strong pillar of the society.