Kenyan MP dies after hit-and-run motorcycle crash

A Kenyan lawmaker Kullow Maalim Hassan has died while receiving treatment at a hospital in the capital, Nairobi.

The second-term MP for Banisa constituency in north-eastern Kenya was rushed to the hospital after he was involved in a hit-and-run motorcycle accident, BBC Africa LIVE page reports.

His family told the BBC that the MP was hit on Saturday by

Read full articlea speeding motorcycle rider and was pronounced dead on Tuesday night.

Lawmakers have been paying tributes to their colleagues on social media.

"Maalim was a dedicated and committed public servant," said Kimani Ichung'wah, the majority leader in parliament.

"Kullow was a good person and particularly dedicated to his oversight as well as other parliamentary duties," said Kibwezi West MP Mwengi Mutuse.

YNA