Former Kangundo West Member of County Assembly Winston Mbiu Kanui is dead.
Kanui was found dead on his bed at his home in Kakuyuni on Wednesday.
Kangundo sub-county police commander Benjamin Ong'ombe confirmed the incident.
He said that the cause of the former MCA's death is still a mystery.
However, he confirmed that the police had begun investigations into the incident.
"He said that the deceased's wife heard him groaning in pain and rushed to call a pastor to pray for him but on coming back they found him already dead," said Ong'ombe.
The police boss said that autopsy will be conducted to determine the cause of death.
"It could be a case of choking but we can't speculate until a post-mortem is conducted," he said.
His body was taken to Kangundo Hospital mortuary before the family transferred it to a private mortuary in Machakos.
Kanui served as Kangundo West Member of County Assembly from 2013 to 2017.
Several leaders from Kangundo led by Kangundo member of parliament Fabian Muli have sent condolences to the family.
"My heartfelt thoughts and prayers to the family, friends,Kangundo West and Kangundo at large for the loss of their former MCA Hon Kanui.Kanui was sharp, dependable, industrious, committed and creative with a positive attitude," read his twitter post.
"My heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family. Together we during this difficult time," wrote Moses Mitaa, Kangundo Central MCA.