Taita-Taveta County Assembly Deputy Chief Whip and Nominated MCA Joyce Mwangoji at the assembly chambers where she has been condemning the ongoing FGM in the county [Photo: Renson Mnyamwezi, Standard]ODM nominated MCA in Taita Taveta County Assembly Joyce Mwangoji died this morning as she was being rushed to a hospital in Voi town. In December 2019, the assembly also lost nominated MCA Anastanzia Wakesho who had been battling breast cancer for nearly four years. Taita-Taveta County Maendeleo Ya Wanawake Organization chairperson Joyce Mwangoji addressing the press on the harmful effects of female genital mutilation (FGM) in Mwatate town . The speaker said the body of the deceased is lying at the hospital mortuary and burial preparation is underway. Take a surveyUntil her death, the deceased served as the county chairperson, Maendeleo Ya Wanawake Organization, a member of Sauti Ya Wanawake organization, paralegal and human rights activist and defender.

Source: Standard Digital April 25, 2021 11:36 UTC