UDA Senator William Cheptumo Is Dead After Short Illness – Family Confirms
Baringo Senator William Cheptumo has died at the age of 57 years.
Senate Speaker Amason Kingi confirmed the senator’s death to the media on Sunday, February 16. According to reports, the senator was hospitalised in Nairobi before passing away.
We have learn’t that the senator died on the evening of Saturday, February 15.
BREAKING: Baringo Senator William Cheptumo is dead.
— NTV Kenya (@ntvkenya) February 16, 2025
Senator Cheptumo died this morning at Nairobi Hospital.#NTVAtOne @hellenaura1 pic.twitter.com/TQlxW5W6fg
In one of Cheptumo’s final social media messages, the Senator wished Raila luck in the African Union Chairperson elections.
The cause of his death is yet to be revealed.
Shortly after the news came, President William Ruto remembered him as a progressive leader committed to public service.
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“Senator William Cheptumo was a progressive leader who was dedicated to public service. He was vocal, hardworking, and a tireless champion for the transformation of Baringo,” the Head of State eulogised.
Senator William Cheptumo was a progressive leader who was dedicated to public service.
— William Samoei Ruto, PhD (@WilliamsRuto) February 16, 2025
He was vocal, hardworking and a tireless champion for the transformation of Baringo.
The Cheptumo family, friends and the people of Baringo County are in our thoughts and prayers.
Rest In… pic.twitter.com/gAnk7nw1X9
“The Cheptumo family, friends, and the people of Baringo County are in our thoughts and prayers. Rest In Peace, Mheshimiwa.”
On behalf of the people of Busia County, we are deeply saddened by the untimely passing of Hon. William Kipkorir Cheptumo, Senator of Baringo County.
— Okiya Omtatah Okoiti (@OkiyaOmtatah) February 16, 2025
His unwavering dedication to public service, exemplary leadership, and commitment to devolution and the people of Baringo will… pic.twitter.com/aYYXGgNhMB
Cheptumo was the Member of Parliament for Baringo North for 14 years before winning his first Senate seat in the 2022 General Elections.
To areas of the broader Rift Valley, the 57-year-old was famously recognized as the guy who ended the Moi government in Baringo, after defeating Gideon Moi in the 2022 elections with 141,777 votes to Moi’s 71,408.
UDA Senator William Cheptumo Is Dead After Short Illness – Family Confirms
