Kibiwott Munge hit the headlines after his election as Perkera-Lembus Ward representative at just 19 last year.
The young man attracted even the attention of Uhuru Kenyatta and
Deputy President William Ruto during a Jubilee campaign rally in Eldama
Ravine when they invited him to address the crowd, a privilege that was
denied other aspirants.
And now he’s in the news again for allegedly attempting to commit suicide following a disagreement with his girlfriend.
The MCA who entered the political scene months after receiving his
Kenya Certificate Secondary Education (KCSE) results was discovered last
week by a woman, lying unconscious outside his rented house at Police
Line estate in Kabarnet.
Munge, who is also the chairman of the Labour and Social Welfare
Committee at the assembly, was rushed to the Kabarnet District Hospital
on October 23 and later transferred to Evans Sunrise Hospital in Nakuru
for specialised medical check-up.
Reports from both facilities reveal that Munge ingested a poisonous
chemical used for controlling ticks. Baringo County Health Minister, Dr
Gideon Toromo, confirmed that the young MCA was admitted and received
treatment in hospital, but refused to divulge more information.
Until death do us apart.“We cannot discuss the cause of
hospitalisation as these are not matters to be addressed in the media,”
Toromo told the Press.
At Evans Sunrise Hospital where Munge was transferred last Friday,
visitors were kept at bay with only close family members allowed access
to his hospital room where he stayed for close to four days with a
‘no-visitors’ notice on the door of his private ward room.
Colleagues at the County Assembly- who refused to be named-revealed
that Munge had been going through a hard time after a break up.
A message on his Facebook wall read: “Jebichii, you know why I did
this. I told you we are going to die together.” The post was immediately
pulled down.
The said Jebichii, The Nairobian established, is said to be a
first-year student at the University of Eldoret currently is courting
someone else after dumping the MCA three months ago.
Vionah Jebichii, 20, admitted to have been in a relationship with the MCA.
“It’s true I was in a long-distance relationship with Munge, but
three months ago, I decided to end it through a phone call while I was
in campus after I realised our relationship was going nowhere,” said
Jebichii.
She says after soul searching and advise from relatives and friends, she opted to quit in order to concentrate on her studies.
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