Oburu's Doctors Issue Strict Directives to ODM Leader

Doctors attending to ODM Leader Oburu Oginga have given him strict instructions as he recuperates in hospital.

In a statement issued on Wednesday, October 7, Oburu said that his doctors imposed a forced rest on him amid concerns about his health.

He added that the doctors directed him to limit his physical engagements until he is fully recovered.

"As you can see, I am speaking to you while observing strict directives from my doctors to rest and limit my physical engagements. However, I want to assure you that even as I take this forced rest, my spirit, mind, and heart are fully present," Oburu wrote.

The Siaya Senator acknowledged that he is keenly aware of every detail of today's ceremony, and shares the same commitment to its course and to the unity of Kenyans.

He thanked President William Ruto for gracing the occasion, and the Kenya Defence Forces for the remarkable job well done.

Oburu said that the mausoleum is not only a place of rest, but also a living center or democracy dedicated to the ideals of freedom, constitutionalism and the pursuit of justice.

"It will serve as a beacon for future generations to learn the price of liberty and the value of our national unity," the ODM Leader pointed out.

Oburu thanked the President for the national development witnessed across the country, but reckoned that infrastructure alone is not enough.

"We are urgently called upon to cascade down this development to human development through creating meaningful employment for our people. Our greatest concern today lies with our educated young men and women, who have gone through school but find themselves at a crossroads with job opportunities," he noted.

Earlier, Mama Ida Odinga explained that Oburu was unable to attend the ceremony because he was taken ill and was receiving treatment in the hospital.

She called on Kenyans to remember him in their prayers and expressed hope that the Siaya Senator will join the people on October 15 for the first anniversary.