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 Ngari Gituku has allayed fears saying he is fine.
On Monday, the 88-year-old former head of state visited The Nairobi Hospital for a routine check-up, according to Mr Gituku.
"It was a normal visit and there is nothing new," he told the Nation on phone.
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.
"At his age and stature, they can check anything (during routine medical trips), including the hair follicle, the prostate and eyesight," he said.
A source close to the family said the retired president is recuperating at his Nairobi home and that he is "alert".
Mr Kibaki's visit to The Nairobi Hospital came on the same day Kenya's second and longest serving President Daniel Arap Moi returned there for what his Press Secretary Lee Njiru said was a "routine exam".
However, a family source told the Nation that the Nyayo-era leader was rushed to the facility on October 18 after developing breathing problems.
Mr Kibaki, the former Narc Party leader, is set to celebrate his 89th birthday on November 15.
He was first admitted to The Nairobi Hospital on January 20, 2004, and underwent surgery in August 2016 to remove a blood clot in a vein in his neck.
