P ), ▁defe ating ▁inc umb ent ▁MP ▁Pho eb e ▁A si yo ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁election . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁Aw iti ▁was ▁appointed ▁Minister ▁for ▁Pl anning ▁following ▁the ▁mer ger ▁of ▁President ▁Daniel ▁a rap ▁Mo i ' s ▁Ken ya ▁African ▁National ▁Union ▁( K AN U ) ▁with ▁Rail a ▁Od ing a ' s ▁National ▁Development ▁Party . ▁However , ▁Aw iti ▁and ▁several ▁other ▁minister s ▁res igned ▁from ▁the ▁cabinet ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁after ▁Od ing a ' s ▁supp or ters ▁public ▁disag re ed ▁with ▁Mo i ▁over ▁his ▁choice ▁of ▁a ▁candidate ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁general ▁election . ▁ ▁Aw iti ▁won ▁re - e lection ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁this ▁time ▁as ▁a ▁candidate ▁for ▁the ▁National ▁Rain bow ▁Co al ition . ▁Five ▁years ▁later , ▁Aw iti ▁lost ▁his ▁seat ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁election ▁to ▁James ▁K w anya ▁Reg e . ▁ ▁Ad hu ▁Aw iti ▁died ▁from ▁cancer ▁on ▁the ▁afternoon ▁of ▁T ues day ▁ 1 5 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁at ▁Avenue ▁Hospital ▁in ▁K is um u , ▁Ken ya . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 2 0 1 4 ▁death s ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly ▁( K en ya ) ▁Category : G overn ment ▁minister s ▁of ▁Ken