• According to the party, Mama Fatuma died on Sunday morning, after a short illness.
• She was the chairperson of the Msambweni branch ODM Women's league, until her death.
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Raila Odinga led the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party, is yet again mourning the death of Mama Fatuma Juma Meri, an official of the party.
According to the party, Mama Fatuma died on Sunday morning, after a short illness.
She was the chairperson of the Msambweni branch ODM Women's league, until her death.
The party described Mama Fatuma as a loyalist who was dedicated to the party ideology.
She also ensured the growth of the party in Kwale.
"Fatuma Juma Meri was until her death the Kwale ODM County Office Administrator and ODM Women League Chair Msambweni Branch. She was dedicated to the party ideology, loyal to the party and served diligently for the growth of the party in Kwale," ODM said on X.
"We shall miss her. We pray for the family of the late Mama Fatuma, friends and the Kwale County ODM fraternity for this loss. RIP Mama Fatuma Juma Meri," ODM said.
This comes a few days after the party mourned the death of Mama Zahra Shee, a member of the ODM Party in Lamu County.
Raila said Zahra was a highly valued and respected member of the ODM team, not only in Lamu County but nationally.
“I learnt of the passing of Mama Zahra with utmost shock and deep sorrow,” the Opposition chief said in a statement.
At the time of her untimely death, Mama Zahra was a member of the ODM Women League National Executive Council (NEC) and a nominated member of the County Assembly of Lamu.
“On behalf of the entire membership of our Party and on my behalf, I wish to express our most sincere sympathies to you Mama Zahra's family, her colleagues, and friends. I wish you the fortitude to bear this great loss,” read the statement in part.
Raila said Zahra was an active, conscientious, and dedicated leader in the party, who was always focused on the good of the people and the ODM Party than on her self-aggrandizement.
“She was the unshakeable pillar of our Party in Lamu County and adviser at the national level. Indeed, the void her unexpected departure has created in the Assembly and Party leadership is already visible and will be difficult for us in ODM to fill,” Raila added.