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Former Bomachoge Chache MP Simon Ogari has died. He passed away on Tuesday morning at his Karen home after a prolonged illness. He was 68 years old.
Ogari served as the Assistant Minister for Transport in the Grand Coalition government. He was elected as the Bomachoge MP in a 2009 by-election on the ODM ticket, defeating the late Joel Onyancha.
In 2010, former Prime Minister Raila Odinga appointed Ogari as the Assistant Minister for Trade, and later he served as the Assistant Minister for Information and Communications from 2012 to 2013.
In the 2013 general election, Ogari was re-elected as the first MP for the newly established Bomachoge Chache constituency under the 2010 Constitution. He was a member of the ODM party and lost his seat to Alpha Miruka in the 2017 general election.
Ogari graduated from the University of Nairobi in 1980 with a Bachelor’s degree in Quantity Surveying.
Following his death, leaders from the Gusii region expressed their condolences. Nominated Senator Essy Okenyuri praised Ogari as a dedicated and humble leader who made a significant impact on his constituents.
Kisii Senator Richard Onyonka, who served with Ogari in the 10th and 11th Parliaments, described him as a polite, kind, and selfless individual. He extended his sympathies to Ogari’s family and the people of Bomachoge and Kisii County.
