This archive report was first published on 25 June 2020.
ODM leader Raila Odinga has been trending on social media after it emerged that he is in Dubai for minor back surgery.
According to Raila's brother, Oburu Oginga, the former Prime Minister is in Dubai for a minor procedure to address a back issue.
Oburu refuted claims that Raila had travelled to China for treatment, citing the strict travel restrictions due to COVID-19.
‘He’s not in China. The last time he was there, I think, was in November last year before the coronavirus pandemic. Right now, if you want to go there, you must be ready for a 14-day military quarantine. That’s not tenable, so there is no way he could have gone there,’ Oburu told Daily Nation.
It is worth noting that Raila got his COVID-19 results on Monday last week after being tested two days earlier.
His announcement that a COVID-19 certificate would be a very important document in the coming day hinted at him travelling.
However, Kenyans have questioned why Baba would seek treatment abroad a time when there have been so many travel restrictions over the virus.
Doesn’t he trust local facilities?
It is also worth noting that in 2010, Raila was treated at the Nairobi Hospital for a surgery that was to relieve pressure on his brain.
