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Siaya Senator and ODM leader Oburu Odinga is receiving treatment at Nairobi Hospital after being admitted to the facility over the weekend.
The veteran politician was taken to the hospital on Saturday, October 3, and remained under medical care as of Monday, according to a hospital source.
Oburu Back in Hospital
The latest admission comes only weeks after Oburu travelled to the United Kingdom for medical tests.
His UK trip was confirmed by ODM in September, with the party saying the visit was for a routine medical check-up and that he was doing well at the time.
Oburu later explained that the overseas visit had been undertaken on the advice of his doctors and party leadership.
He also described the trip as an opportunity to rest while attending to routine health needs associated with advancing age.
Treatment Continues in Nairobi
A source at Nairobi Hospital told The Star that Oburu was being treated for a chronic illness.
No further details about the illness or his current condition had been publicly disclosed by the hospital, his family or ODM.
The latest hospitalisation follows an earlier medical episode in September, when Oburu spent time at Nairobi Hospital before travelling to the UK.
At the time, he dismissed reports suggesting that he was seriously ill, saying he had only briefly visited the facility for a general check-up and had returned home.
ODM Leadership Remains Active
Oburu has continued to serve as ODM party leader while also representing Siaya County in the Senate.
Homa Bay Governor Gladys Wanga recently said she had visited him after his return from the UK and described him as being in high spirits while recovering.
She also said Oburu remained interested in developments within ODM, although he needed time to regain his strength before resuming normal public activities.
His latest admission is therefore being followed amid continued attention to the health of the veteran politician, with further details on his condition yet to be made public.
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