Homa Bay County Communications Director Juma Aluoch has passed on following complications associated with Covid 19 infection.
Confirming the death, County Executive Member for Health Professor Ouma Muga said Aluoch was rushed to Homa Bay County Referral Hospital over the weekend in critical condition and was put in the intensive care unit. Muga added Aluoch’s health deteriorated progressively and he eventually succumbed to the disease last night.
Prof Muga sent a message of condolences to the family of the deceased and appealed to residents to adhere strictly to the Covid-19 containment protocols noting that the disease was spreading fast in the County.
Aluoch joined Governor Cyprian Awitis’ administration before the last general elections after having worked previously for many years as a journalist with the Nation media group and later Royal media services.
By Davis Langat
