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Bomet East Member of Parliament Beatrice Kones has confirmed that indeed, her son Collins Kipyegon Kalya committed suicide.
Speaking on Saturday, Ms. Kones has revealed that Kipyegon sent her a message on phone before taking away his life.
Ms. Kones says she was away in South Africa attending the Pan-African parliament at the time.
Kipyegon, the third-born of former Cabinet Minister Kipkalya Kones and Beatrice, passed away last week after allegedly taking poison at his Nakuru home.
“He sent me a message stating he was taking his life and I should take care of his children. The action was unwarranted as he did not lack anything,” says MP Kones.
“Kipyegon was my son, my driver, and partner in farming enterprise… He was the only apolitical member of the family.”
The Jubilee MP says his son would probably be alive if he had received counseling and has called for setting up of counseling centers across the country.
“Counseling centers should be set up in every ward in the country to assist youth and the professional counselors should visit schools,” said Ms. Kones during the burial of Kipyegon in Kaporuso village in Bomet East Constituency.
Kipyegon is reported to have been involved in a domestic row with his wife.
He leaves behind a widow, Miriam Chelangat and three sons.
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Yeah, yakiwapata, ndio mnataka cpunselling centers. Bure kabisa
Poleni sana. But the question is, is history repeating itself. Minisrer Kipkalya Kones, one of the KANU goons and Mois sychophant, was personally responsible for the 1982, 1987, 1992, 1997, 2002, and 2007/2008 so called ethnic clashes. He ganged up with Ntimama, Salat, Bargetuny, Kamotho, NASSIR, Raila,Mulu Mutisya, Balala, Chumbeiyo, GG, Chotara, Kibor, Lotodo, Biwott, Ngumo, to kill maim and destroy and burnt houses belonging to Kikuyus, Kambas, Kisiis, etc in areas such as Bomot, Kericho, Burnt Forest, Timboroa, Chelanv'ani, Elgon, Kimilili, Njoro, Molo, Kendowa, Rhoda, Kaptembwa, Olenguruine, Londiani, Narok, Enoosupukia, Melili, Nairegi Angare, Maiella, Kwale, Mombasa, Malindi, Ukunda, Manvarini, Tana River, and many other areas where in Kenyans lost their lives, properties and future. And when the UN programme for refugees bought land to allocate Kikuyu victims of Narok ethnic clashes at Moindabi near Maiella in Naivasha, Kones brought brought in an army of his Kalenjins from all the way from Bomet and Kericho and allocated them between 40 and 100 acres while Kikuyus got 2.5 acres each, while Masaais got morebthan 5 acres each. Its strange how God wrath works and how he can extend to upto the 4th generation. You dont cause so much pain to humanity and get away with. Look literally to whats happened isbis happening to all those aforementioned above. right now. This Kenyan greed of even killing innocent siuls to get rich quick, or maybe get a superb life at the expense of the dead and suffering...malipo ni hapa hapa. Where are all these people. Seen Moi lately? Look how they all died slowly with unsummountable pain, which now extend to their offsprings. Look at how things are devouring the Rutos, Biwotts, Railas,Mois, Arap Tums, Kibors, Ntimamas, Koneses, and others. Damu ya binadamu takufata kokote momote popote kwa lolote uliomtendea kiumbe chochote cha Mwenyezi Mungu aliye Allah hapa duniani. Poleni sana
Listen Luos have been killed all the time too, I grew up in Chemelil which borders Nandi and Kericho. I witnessed the clashes in 1992 so stop saying only kikuyus were killed. Even up to now pple are still being killed in their farms brother
Did you really read Mjuaji’s comment well? I have not read a place where she/he stated that only Kikuyus were killed. He says Kikuyus, Kambas, Kisiis etc.
@Mjuaji, thanks for giving us the list of those who sponsored tribal clashes because the list will never see the light of the day.
@Mjuaji....please stop making Kikuyus blameless...eeeh? How did Kenyattas, Koinanges, Mungais, Njoroges end up owning all the land they own? Why do we have so many Kikuyu squatters in all those places you mention, while you can rarely find non-Kikuyus in Nyeri, Murang'a, Kirinyaga? And why was the UN only buying Kikuyus land?
Unfortunately, you forget that there are enough historians in these other tribes that will call out your bs so fast before the air is spoilt for everybody. If you want answers to these problems, let us begin with your royal family. Willing buyer willing seller? So who were the willing sellers in Taita Taveta that sold Kenyatta almost half the county?
My friend, MauMau went to the bush to fight for their lands, but then Kinyatta (that conman) took it, and pushed Kikuyus to places that had their own squatters. So now to mislead them, his govt set up land buying companies that majorly benefited Kikuyus, and took advantage of other tribes that lacked formal education...like Maasais. Where do you want their squatters to go? Kikuyu Uncle Toms stole their people's lands. Those are the people you should blame. Not try to claim what was never yours to begin with. Kenya has never been one....thanks to Kenyatta. Kibaki had the opportunity and blew it.
Kenyan ethnic clashes have not stopped. The day Kikuyu leadership gets rigged out, they will return because the house stands on a weak faulty foundation: designed by Kenyatta and Kikuyus. So there, wanna blame others now?
So, when the rest of our children were running amok with suicide, it was never a need to establish such centers to save this horror.
Pole to the deceased family.
Lakini as Mluyah says, only when it hits home they realized it's important to set up counseling centers. Once they get into power, they forget about where they all came from, they forgot about the poor villages. Every Human Being in Kenya Matters!!!!
Pole sana mama. God will give you strength for each and every day.