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AfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> ODM leader Raila Odinga on Wednesday evening, March 10, spoke for the first time after he was admitted\u00a0at the Nairobi Hospital, where he was checked in for treatment.<\/p>\n

In a statement, Odinga thanked Kenyans for sending\u00a0messages and assured them that he was recuperating well.<\/p>\n

“Wakenya wenzangu, thank you for the overwhelming messages of goodwill. I\u2019m feeling much much better now and following doctors orders,” Odinga stated.<\/p>\n

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ODM party leader Raila Odinga at a rally speaking on the BBI at Malindi on March 3, 2021<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

The family’s consultant neurosurgeon, David Oluoch, indicated that Odinga had walked into the hospital for routine medical tests after feeling\u00a0fatigue.<\/p>\n

“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.<\/p>\n

Oluoch added that a team of doctors will continuing to monitor his condition.<\/p>\n

“He is in good spirits,” Oluoch assured.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

“He is good and actually called for a few minutes to speak with his grandson about school and importance of porridge,” Junior stated.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, the Nairobi Hospital Security team blocked all visitors who wanted to see the ODM leader.<\/p>\n

There were\u00a0also unconfirmed reports\u00a0Tanzania President John Pombe\u00a0Magufuli is receiving treatment\u00a0at a hospital in\u00a0Nairobi.<\/p>\n

There has been no official communication, either from the government of Kenya or\u00a0Tanzania, on the said reports.<\/p>\n

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President Uhuru Kenyatta shares a light moment with Tanzanian President John Magufuli during the commissioning of Southern Bypass at Ngong Road-Lenana Interchange in Nairobi in 2019<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

AfricaPress-Kenya: ODM leader Raila Odinga on Wednesday evening, March 10, spoke for the first time after he was admitted\u00a0at the Nairobi Hospital, where he was checked in for treatment. In a statement, Odinga thanked Kenyans for sending\u00a0messages and assured them that he was recuperating well. “Wakenya wenzangu, thank you for the overwhelming messages of goodwill. 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