Interior Cabinet Secretary Joseph Nkaissery is dead
Nkaissery died yesterday night at The Karen Hospital
A statement from State House read:
“IT is with deep sorrow and shock that we announce the sudden passing on of Interior CS Retired General Joseph Nkaissery. Gen. Nkaissery passed on at Karen Hospital in Nairobi a few hours after being admitted for a check-up. The country to be updated as more information becomes available Joseph Kinyua Chief of Staff and Head of the Public Service STATE HOUSE 8 JULY 2017 “
Until yesterday, the Cabinet Secretary was in perfect health. He was admitted at the hospital later in the evening for a medical checkup.
The government is yet to give full details of what transpired.
Until his demise,Joseph Kasaine Ole Nkaissery was a Cabinet Secretary in charge of security. He was Member of Parliament in the National Assembly of Kenya from 2002 to 2014, when he resigned to take up a cabinet position as Secretary for Internal Security and Coordination of National Government. He was also a senior elder of the Maasai community until his sudden death on July 8, 2017.
Life and career
Before joining politics, Nkaissery served in the Kenya Defence Forces, rising to the rank of major-general in the Kenya Army. He also served as a commandant of the Armed Forces Training College. He retired in December 2002 after 29 years of military service.
He was elected to the National Assembly in 2007 and served as an Assistant Minister for Internal Security in the cabinet of President Mwai Kibaki from 2008 to 2013.
On 2 December 2014, Nkaissery was nominated by President Uhuru Kenyatta for the post of Cabinet Secretary for Internal Security, to replace Joseph Ole Lenku, and subject to approval by the Parliament of Kenya. Following his approval as Cabinet Secretary, Nkaissery stepped down as Member of Parliament for Kajiado Central Constituency.
Nkaissery is a member of the Orange Democratic Movement, having joined in 2007. He was elected Member of Parliament twice on an ODM ticket.
