AfricaPress-Kenya: ODM leader Raila Odinga on Wednesday evening, March 10, spoke for the first time after he was admitted at the Nairobi Hospital, where he was checked in for treatment.
In a statement, Odinga thanked Kenyans for sending messages and assured them that he was recuperating well.
“Wakenya wenzangu, thank you for the overwhelming messages of goodwill. I’m feeling much much better now and following doctors orders,” Odinga stated.
The family’s consultant neurosurgeon, David Oluoch, indicated that Odinga had walked into the hospital for routine medical tests after feeling fatigue.
“He has had a rigorous campaign and needed to have some checkup. This was carried out successfully. He is still undergoing some further investigations with a team of doctors and has been advised to take a rest,” reads an excerpt of a statement.
Oluoch added that a team of doctors will continuing to monitor his condition.
“He is in good spirits,” Oluoch assured.
Oluoch’s statement was reiterated by that of Odinga’s son, Raila Junior, who indicated that the former Prime Minister had contacted him and asked to speak to his grandson.
“He is good and actually called for a few minutes to speak with his grandson about school and importance of porridge,” Junior stated.
On Wednesday, the Nairobi Hospital Security team blocked all visitors who wanted to see the ODM leader.
There were also unconfirmed reports Tanzania President John Pombe Magufuli is receiving treatment at a hospital in Nairobi.
There has been no official communication, either from the government of Kenya or Tanzania, on the said reports.
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