DNA test confirms Late Kibra MP Ken Okoth fathered Thumbi’s son

BY PRUDENCE WANZA – DNA test that was conducted on nominated MCA Anne Thumbi’s son has confirmed that the late Kibra MP Ken Okoth was his father.

The court ordered for a DNA test after Ann Thumbi moved to court seeking protection orders to have her son be part of his father’s funeral.

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko revealed during Okoth’s funeral service that the late MP had a son with the nominated MCA.

Sonko further revealed that the MP fell in love with Thumbi while working as a nurse at Sonko Rescue team and later Okoth asked him to nominate Thumbi in the county assembly.

Okoth succumbed to colorectal cancer and was cremated on 3rd August,2019.

There had been a dispute in the family regarding Thumbi’s son and whether to cremate or bury okoth’s body.