Obituary: Senator Fon Kumbongsi Bows Out

Senator Kumbongsi Dyx Alim is no more. The politician of the Social Democratic Front (SDF) party and traditional ruler of Mfe village in Nwa Subdivision, Donga Matung Division in the North West Region journeyed to the great beyond on March 14, 2021 at the CNPS Hospital, Yaounde.

Born on January 19, 1946, the late Senator was a holder of a PhD in Agricultural Economics obtained in Canada. He was elected into the Senate in 2018 and was a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House which is in its second legislature.   

On getting the news of his death, the first Vice President of SDF, Hon. Joshua Osih said his departure was shocking as most of the party members never knew he was hospitalised.  “He was absent from the National Executive Committee meeting of the SDF on March 13 and the reason for his absence was that he was not feeling too well. Little did I know he was going to die. He was someone who represented the party’s stand in the Senate and looked at things from a fatherly viewpoint,” he said sorrowfully.

One of his colleagues, Senator Henry Ke...