Former Rongo Member of Parliament and Minister for Industrialisation, Otieno Dalmas Anyango, is dead.

The former legislator died on Sunday at the age of 80. It is, however, not clear the exact cause of his death. According to reports, the former MP died at his home in Kileleshwa.

Mourning his death, the Deputy Chief of Staff Eliud Owalo described the MP as an exceptionally brilliant and composed leader, stressing that Kenya has lost a leader who greatly shaped the nation’s socio-economic ecosystem.

"I first knew Dalmas during my university student days and later developed a close working relationship with him that spanned over three decades. Most recently, we collaborated on the conceptualisation of the Nyanza International Investment Conference," Owalo stated.

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"Dalmas was an exceptionally brilliant and composed leader - articulate, visionary, and a shrewd businessman with an unwavering passion for socio-economic development. He was also a pioneer entrepreneur in both the insurance and banking sectors," he added