Caption; Former Mutituni MCA Joseph Kalunde at a previous event. (Facebook.com/Dr. AlfredMutua)

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Mutituni MCA Hon Joseph Kalunde popularly known as Babu passed on Monday after a short illness. Kalunde who was a close ally to Machakos governor Dr Alfred Mutua also coupled up as the chair of the Parliamentary Accounts Commitee of Machakos county Assembly.

Kalunde previously served as the deputy mayor of Machakos town.

Machakos governor Dr Alfred Mutua mourned Kalunde through a statement in his Facebook page which read, " Other than being a father figure to many of us, the late Hon. Kalunde was a respectable man full of wise counsel. His death is a great personal loss and to the entire County Assembly of Machakos. Fare thee well Babu."