{"id":1198,"date":"2020-10-30T06:33:47","date_gmt":"2020-10-30T06:33:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/countysplash.co.ke\/?p=1198"},"modified":"2020-10-30T06:33:47","modified_gmt":"2020-10-30T06:33:47","slug":"breaking-news-former-kakamega-gubernatorial-aspirant-mabel-muruli-is-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/?p=1198","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS: Former Kakamega Gubernatorial aspirant Mabel Muruli is dead"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nairobi <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Selipher Musungu <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Former Kakamega Governorship aspirant Mabel Muruli has died\nwhile undergoing treatment at the Karen hospital in Nairobi after spending\nseveral days at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p> <em><strong>\u201cIt\u2019s with a heavy heart to learn of the death of Mabel Muruli. I shall  cherish the many day&#8217;s we spend in Kakamega County campaigning for  Jubilee party. Even as you pushed, your agenda to be considered for the  gubernatorial seat you lost grace fully. Fair thee well my friend,\u201d  posted Sammy Itemere, former Broadcasting and Telecommunications  Principal Secretary on his facebook account. <\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The cause of his death is yet to be made public by his\nfamily members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/muru-pic-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/muru-pic-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/muru-pic-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/muru-pic-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/muru-pic-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/muru-pic-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/muru-pic-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/muru-pic.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><em><strong>The late Mabel Muruli <\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Muruli vied for the gubernatorial seat on Jubilee party\nticket in the 2017 general elections but lost to Governor Wycliffe Oparanya.\nOther candidates were Dr Boni Khalwale of Ford Kenya and Michael Osundwa of\nAmani National Congress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s with a heavy heart to learn of\nthe death of Mabel Muruli. I shall cherish the many day&#8217;s we spend in Kakamega\nCounty campaigning for Jubilee party. Even as you pushed, your agenda to be considered\nfor the gubernatorial seat you lost grace fully. Fair thee well my friend,\u201d\nposted Sammy Itemere, former Broadcasting and Telecommunications Principal\nSecretary on his facebook account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"347\" height=\"347\" src=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/muruli.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/muruli.jpg 347w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/muruli-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/muruli-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 347px) 100vw, 347px\" \/><figcaption><em><strong>The Late Mabel Muruli<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mabel\u2019s dream of becoming the first governor of Kakamega in 2013 elections\nwas shattered by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) on\ngrounds that the Commission for University Education did not recognize her\ndegree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2017, she launched a spirited and well-oiled campaign to unseat Governor\nOparanya \u2013 a move that left many tongues wagging. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.More to follow\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nairobi By Selipher Musungu Former Kakamega Governorship aspirant Mabel Muruli has died while undergoing treatment at the Karen hospital in Nairobi after spending several days at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). \u201cIt\u2019s with a heavy heart to learn of the death of Mabel Muruli. 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