Mombasa nominated Member of County assembly and reknown child rights activist Sarah Nyamvura has passed on.
Nyamvura died while undergoing cancer treatment in India.
Mombasa county Assembly clerk Salim Juma confirmed the death of the ODM nominated MCA.
He said he was saddened by the death and described her as a dedicated leader who apart from being an active member of the assembly, she was an advocate of children rights.
“The County Assembly regrets to announce the demise of the late Hon.Sarah Nyamvula, a nominated member for ODM,the late Nyamvula was a re-known Children Rights Activist. May the Almighty rest her Soul In Eternal Peace,” a statement from the clerk said.
A relative, Hamisi Mwaguya said the family still making arrangements to bring her body back home for burial from India.
Nyamvura also owned a girl child rescue centre at Mariakani area of Kilifi which provides refuge to girls running away from defilement and early marriages.