The ODM Party has clarified reports regarding the health status of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga.

In a statement on Sunday, October 5, ODM Communication Director Dennis Onyango accused the United Opposition of spreading rumours regarding Raila’s health status.

Onyango said the team led by former DP Rigathi Gachagua, Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka and  DAP-K leader Eugene Wamalwa is providing misinformation about Raila’s health.

The political formation of impeached former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua and his struggling team of Kalonzo Musyoka and Eugene Wamalwa, among others, are on a familiar campaign of misinformation on the health of former Prime Minister and ODM Party Leader Raila Odinga.

The misinformation is broadcast by the same team that went on a frenzy against Hon. Raila’s bid for the chairmanship of the African Union Commission earlier this year. Gachagua, Kalonzo & co have co-opted sections of the traditional media that are happily picking feeds from bloggers, including AI-generated images, and broadcasting them as some kind of investigative Breaking News.

United Opposition Forcing Raila to Join Them

He stated that the United Opposition is trying to force Raila to support them against President William Ruto in the 2027 election.

“The hope of this team, then and now, is to bully Hon. Raila to provide a back for them to ride on in their struggle against President William Ruto,” Onyango said.

Raila Openness About His Health

He emphasised that Raila has a strong tradition of being open and generous with the country on matters of his health.

“He told the country that he was undergoing a procedure when he was hospitalized as the sitting Prime Minister of the Republic of Kenya in June 2010. He told the country that he was diagnosed with COVID and hospitalized as the Opposition leader in 2021. He would do the same today were he to be in the health situation his opponents wish,” he said.

Where is Raila

Onyango said Raila jetted out of the country on Friday, October 3, but not to Europe as reported by some media houses and bloggers.

Raila travelled out of the country on Friday evening-one of the many trips he has made this year, and definitely not the last. He definitely did not travel to Europe as picked from bloggers and broadcast by some media houses. He is not indisposed, as prayed for by his frustrated opponents.

ODM has reaffirmed that  Raila remains committed to the ideals of the Broad-Based Government and steadfast in his belief that extreme threats to the nation require extreme compromises in the interest of the nation

“We understand his opponents’ frustration with this,” Onyango said.

ODM Party has accused the United Opposition of spreading about the health of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga. PHOTO/ODM.