The Kenyan embassy in Washington DC in the United States of America on Monday announced the passing away of one of its staff members.

According to the Kenyan embassy based in the US capital, Andrew Onyuna Ochieng died on Saturday at Gaithersburg in Maryland.

“The Embassy regrets to announce the passing away of Mr. Andrew Onyuna Ochieng on Saturday June 12, 2021 in Gaithersburg, Maryland,” the embassy tweeted on Monday.

The embassy remembered Ochieng as a dedicated, hardworking and dependable employee of the Kenyan Consulate in DC.

“Mr. Onyuna was a member of the Embassy’s Consular team. He was a dedicated, hardworking and dependable team player,” the embassy added.

It added, “Update on the burial arrangements will be communicated later. Condolence messages can be sent to: [email protected].”