Before becoming the Deputy Governor for Lamu County under Governor Issa Timamy in August 2022, Mr Ndung'u also served as the Health Executive for Lamu County under former Governor Fahim Yassin Twaha.
He has also worked with various non-governmental organisations (NGOs) both in Kenya and Tanzania before joining politics for the first time as Fahim Yassin Twaha's running mate in the 2013 General Election which they lost to Mr Timamy.
Lamu Deputy Governor Raphael Munyua Ndung'u has died.
Mr Ndung'u died on Friday while receiving treatment at Nairobi Hospital, his younger brother Daniel Njoroge confirmed.