{"id":1181,"date":"2020-10-29T07:21:57","date_gmt":"2020-10-29T07:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/countysplash.co.ke\/?p=1181"},"modified":"2020-10-29T07:21:57","modified_gmt":"2020-10-29T07:21:57","slug":"death-robs-oparanyas-dedicated-chief-of-staff-robert-sumbi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/?p=1181","title":{"rendered":"Death robs Oparanya\u2019s dedicated Chief of Staff- Robert Sumbi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Collins Matubwi <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kakamega <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kakamega County Chief of Staff Robert Sumbi has died this\nmorning though the county government is yet to give details over what caused\nhis death. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mr. Sumbi had been admitted at Kakamega County Teaching and Referral\nHospital for several days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" src=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/sumbi.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/sumbi.jpg 512w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/sumbi-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><figcaption><strong><em>The late Robert Sumbi &#8211; Kakamega County Chief of Staff <\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His death comes less than 24 hours after Governor Oparanya\nshut down operations at the County headquarters for one week in order to\nfumigate the offices in a bid to curb the spread of Covid19. The directive came\nafter the surge of Covid19 cases in the county.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCovid19 cases have increased from 4 to 316 in the past few\ndays. Out of these, 154 are still in hospital and seven have succumbed. At\nleast 57 healthcare workers have also contracted the virus,\u201d said Governor\nOparanya on Wednesday evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG-20200730-WA0030-1024x891.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1010\" srcset=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG-20200730-WA0030-1024x891.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG-20200730-WA0030-300x261.jpg 300w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG-20200730-WA0030-768x668.jpg 768w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG-20200730-WA0030-696x606.jpg 696w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG-20200730-WA0030-1068x929.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG-20200730-WA0030.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><em><strong>Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya <\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He attributed the surge in Covid19 positive cases to\nresidents failing to observe and adhere to protocols laid down by the Ministry\nof Health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oparanya directed that Manyala hospital in Butere and\nMautuma hospital in Lugari be designated as Covid19 isolation and treatment\ncentres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He noted that Mumias Level Four hospital that has a 91-bed\ncapacity is full and now the county referral hospital and Likuyani were\nadmitting new cases of Covid19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ends<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Collins Matubwi Kakamega Kakamega County Chief of Staff Robert Sumbi has died this morning though the county government is yet to give details over what caused his death. Mr. Sumbi had been admitted at Kakamega County Teaching and Referral Hospital for several days. 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