Audio By VocalizeFormer EALA MP Abubakar Zein Abubakar, who passed on Thursday while undergoing treatment at a Nairobi hospital, was among activists who campaigned and later participated in the writing of the 2010 Constitution. …
… Meanwhile, the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) on Monday approved a supplementary budget of $4.7 million for the 2025/26 financial year and received the proposed EAC budget for 2026/27, the first to be implemented under the bloc’s new five-year development strategy aimed …
… to private hospitals. “This means that services in public hospitals are so low, before he says SHA is not working, he should be responsible for the functions under him, you can’t blame SHA because of your own fault,” said Husein.Falhado Iman, the East African Legislative Assembly …
… Raila’s sister, Ruth Odinga, is the Kisumu Woman Representative, whilst his daughter sits in the East African Legislative Assembly, all beneficiaries of an ODM now teetering on the brink. …
… The leaders criticised remarks made by East African Legislative Assembly member Hassan Omar, who claimed Uhuru was to blame for many of the current problems facing Kenyans. …
Winnie Odinga warns Osoro against threatening Kenyans amid funeral drama By Brian Kimani May 15, 2026 06:51 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter A photo collage of East African Legislative assembly (EALA) Member …
… The former Deputy President confirmed this during the funeral of Ann Nyatoro Ndung’u, the mother of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) Member of Parliament Kanini Kega, where he revealed that his trip is aimed at establishing networks that would raise funds for the DCP …
… Speaking during the funeral of Ann Nyatoro Ndung’u, the mother of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) Member of Parliament Kanini Kega, Gachagua noted that a united Opposition will be key in ousting President William Ruto. …
Abubakar Zein, a former EALA MP and prominent activist in Kenya's 2010 constitutional reform process, has died while undergoing treatment at a Nairobi hospital. He served as a commissioner for the People's Commission of Kenya and was later appointed to the Constitution Review Commission, and also worked as a fine artist and Director at the Orature Collective.
Why it matters
Death of Abubakar Zein, a key figure in Kenya's 2010 constitutional reform and governance activism, marks the loss of an important institutional memory.
Abubakar Zein, a former EALA MP and prominent activist in Kenya's 2010 constitutional reform process, has died while undergoing treatment at a Nairobi hospital. He served as a commissioner for the People's Commission of Kenya and was later appointed to the Constitution Review Commission, and also worked as a fine artist and Director at the Orature Collective.
Abubakar Zein Abubakar, who served as an East African Legislative Assembly member from 2012 to 2022, died at Avenue Hospital in Nairobi on Thursday. He was a constitutional reform advocate and civic education champion who previously contributed to Kenya's constitutional review process.
Former East African Legislative Assembly member Abubakar Zein Abubakar died on Thursday, July 9, 2026, at a Nairobi hospital following surgery. He served as Head of the Presidential Secretariat of the Wiper Democratic Movement and represented Kenya in EALA from 2012 to 2022.
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