Oburu Oginga Responds to Hospitalization Claims

ODM leader Oburu Oginga has reassured the public that he is in good health following concerns raised over reports about his condition.

In a statement on Tuesday, September 1, the Siaya Senator said he had seen a report published by a local publication and assured the public that he was well.

"Thank you for your concerns. I have read the Nation’s digital news and wish to state that I am very well," he said.

Oburu clarified that he had only made a brief visit to hospital for a general check-up with his doctors before returning home.

"I had only briefly visited the hospital for a general check-up with my doctors and have since returned home," he added.

Oburu added that being sick was a normal human experience and urged the public not to be alarmed.

"Being sick is a normal human experience and should not alarm anyone. The day I am truly sick, I will inform you all, for I am a very transparent person," he further said.

This comes days after Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) leader Rigathi Gachagua alluded to a plan to remove Siaya Senator Oburu Oginga as ODM Party leader. 

Speaking on Tuesday, August 18, Gachagua claimed that a section of leaders allied to President William Ruto were pushing for Oburu's removal, claiming that he was incapable of leading the party. 

According to him, the leaders were worried that the senator's age came with some limitations that could hinder him from effectively campaigning for Ruto's re-election.

"Yesterday, Ruto's people in ODM told him that Oburu cannot lead his campaign because he struggles to walk. We saw the other day he could not even read his speech.

"They told Ruto that there was a need to remove Oburu. So Oburu, they are coming for you, and when Riggy G tells you that your wife is pregnant, you had better buy diapers," he stated.

Gachagua accused the ODM politicians of planning the attack on Linda Mwananchi, claiming they are working together with Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen and Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo.

He claimed that police officers had intimated to him that Murkomen was under instructions to deploy goons to cause mayhem across the country ahead of 2027 so that the General Elections could be postponed.

"Murkomen has been briefed to cause chaos in Kenya and make the country ungovernable so that the IEBC can postpone the election for two years and William Ruto can continue to be in office.

"He is colluding with the IEBC Chair so that Ruto can declare a State of Emergency for two years, finish stealing, then go home," he alleged.