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County leader collapses and dies after Jamhuri Day speech

President Uhuru Kenyatta entering Nyayo Stadium, Nairobi for the Jamuhuri Day celebrations on 12/12/2015

Jamhuri Day celebrations in Laikipia County were marred by the collapse and death of County Leader of Majority Ephraim Mwangi Kamakia.

Kamakia had just delivered his speech at the Nanyuki Stadium yesterday afternoon when he collapsed. He passed away before arriving at the nearby Nanyuki Cottage Hospital.

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