Former Laikipia North legislator Mathew Lempurkel has died from injuries sustained in a traffic accident in Rongai earlier this week, Kenyan media outlets reported on 24 August. He was admitted to the intensive-care unit of Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi but succumbed to the injuries despite medical intervention. Lempurkel represented Laikipia North in Kenya’s National Assembly from 2013 to 2017. Authorities have not yet released additional details on the circumstances of the crash or plans for a post-mortem and burial.
Former Laikipia North MP Mathew Lempurkel dies at KNH. He succumbed to injuries following an accident earlier in the week. #KatibaAt15 https://t.co/MEuHeeVxZH
Former Laikipia North MP Mathew Lempurkel dies at KNH. He succumbed to injuries following an accident earlier in the week. https://t.co/e9gELQd4tM
Ex-MP Mathew Lempurkel Dies Former Laikipia North Member of Parliament Mathew Lempurkel has passed away, days after sustaining serious injuries in a tragic road accident earlier this week in Rongai. #NTVAtOne @hellenaura1 https://t.co/pUWZ34Cx0x