This archive report was first published on 23 June 2020.
June 23, 2020 - Reports circulating on social media claimed that Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Raila Odinga was flown to China on Sunday for cancer treatment. However, the party has dismissed these claims as false.
According to ODM Director of Communications Philip Etale, Raila Odinga is currently in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, in his capacity as African Union High Representative for Infrastructure Development.
Etale took to Twitter to address the false reports, stating, "Ignore the FAKE NEWS. It is the work of sick people who have run out of ideas. HE Raila Odinga is currently in Kinshasa, DRC in his capacity as the AU High Representative for Infrastructure Development in Africa for the virtual Pan African Conference on the Grand Inga Dam. The project aims to unlock the world’s largest hydropower scheme in Africa."
He further emphasized the significance of the project, saying, "The project aims to unlock the world's largest hydropower scheme and is part of the vision to develop a continental power system that is key to Africa’s manufacturing and value addition ambitions."
