Economy Former assistant minister Oprong dies aged 83The late Fredrick Oduya Oprong. FILE PHOTO | NMGFormer Economic Planning and National Development assistant minister Fredrick Oduya Oprong has died aged 83, his son, Isaac, confirmed on Sunday. Busia Governor Sospeter Ojaamong mourned Oprong, praising him for his role in raising the region’s profile before and after Kenya’s Independence. For the past 25 years, Oprong had been heavily dependent on medication and required round the clock care due to his condition. Oprong was the MP for then Busia North Constituency from 1963 to 1969, and 1974 and 1979.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 26, 2019 18:00 UTC