This archive report was first published on 31 October 2019.
Retired President Mwai Kibaki's health has been a subject of concern, but his private secretary has allayed fears saying he is fine and undergoing routine check-ups.
According to Ngari Gituku, Mr Kibaki's private secretary, the 88-year-old former head of state visited The Nairobi Hospital on Monday for a routine check-up.
Mr Gituku described the visit as 'a normal visit and there is nothing new.'
Mr Kibaki has been battling a recurrent knee problem after sustaining an injury in a road crash in Machakos in 2002.
However, Mr Gituku could not confirm if the knee problem was the reason for the latest visit.
Mr Kibaki is set to celebrate his 89th birthday on November 15 and has a history of health issues, including being admitted to The Nairobi Hospital on January 20, 2004, and undergoing surgery in South Africa in August 2016 to remove a blood clot in a vein in his neck.
