[PHOTOS] Ruto, Raila join mourners in Phoebe Asiyo burial

In a show of unity, President Ruto was joined by former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, and a host of other national and local leaders who paid tribute to her

by JAMES GICHIGI

News08 August 2025 - 13:30

In Summary

In a show of unity, President Ruto was joined by former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi, and a host of other national and local leaders who paid tribute to the former Karachuonyo MP Asiyo.
Asiyo, who passed away on July 16, 2025, in North Carolina, USA, at the age of 90, was remembered as a distinguished stateswoman, a trailblazer and a maternal figure.

President William Ruto, alongside other leaders, joined mourners in celebrating the life of Phoebe Asiyo/PCS

President William Ruto and ODM leader Raila Odinga on Friday joined mourners at Wikondiek Secondary School grounds in Homa Bay County to celebrate the life and legacy of the late Dr. Phoebe Asiyo, a trailblazing Kenyan politician, diplomat, and champion for women's rights.

In a show of unity, President Ruto was joined by Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi and a host of other national and local leaders who paid tribute to the former Karachuonyo MP Asiyo.

Asiyo, who passed away on July 16, 2025, in North Carolina, USA, at the age of 90, was remembered as a distinguished stateswoman, a trailblazer and a maternal figure.

She served two terms as an MP for Karachuonyo constituency before settling into advocacy and women’s rights movements.

Born on September 12, 1932, Phoebe Asiyo was among the first women from Nyanza to be elected to Parliament, following the pioneering footsteps of Grace Onyango, who became Kenya’s first female MP in 1969.