Rarieda MP Amollo in stable condition after collapsing
Rarieda MP Otiende Amollo's wife Linet addresses the press at Aga Khan Hospital in Kisumu on May 12, 2018 where the MP is admitted after collapsing during a funeral ceremony in Siaya. PHOTO | ONDARI OGEGA | NATION MEDIA GROUP
What you need to know:
- Mr Amollo was attending the funeral of former Alego Usonga MP Peter Oloo's son.
Rarieda MP Otiende Amollo is in stable condition after collapsing at a funeral in Siaya on Saturday.
Mr Amollo and other leaders were condoling with the family of former Alego Usonga MP Peter Oloo Aringo whose son (Tom Gemma Aringo) died of cancer.
A close relative who did not want his identity revealed said Mr Amollo was taken to Bondo Medical Centre where he was given first aid, and then transferred to Aga Khan Hospital in Kisumu.
Senate Minority Leader James Orengo has said: "We don't have a crisis. Otiende is stable. He just needs a rest."
His doctor Julius Okel says "Otiende is in stable in condition and that tests are currently being taken on him".
Others who were present at the event were MPs Samwel Atandi (Alego Usonga), Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja) and Oburu Odinga (EALA).
