Former Voi MP  Eliud Timothy Mwamunga is dead.

Is there a story unfolding in your community? Let Hivisasa know

Mwamunga,83 is said to havê died on Saturday morning while undergoing treatment in Mombasa.

He served as Voi legislator for 20 consecutive years between 1969 and 1988 during the one-party system.

Mwamunga served in both Mzee Jomo Kenyatta's and his successor Daniel Moi's cabinets.

The deceased held the Water Development and Commerce and Industry dockets under Kenyatta and the Information and Broadcasting docket under Moi.

He was sacked from cabinet in 1988 and dethroned by by Adiel Kachila as Voi MP.

President Uhuru Kenyatta mourned the late legislator as an astute politician who greatly contributed to the growth of a modern Kenya.