Oburu returns to Senate after illness, gets standing ovation
ODM leader and Siaya Senator Oburu Oginga, 83, returned to the Senate on Thursday after about two months of illness. He thanked rival DCP Senator John Methu for visiting him and urged leaders not to let political differences destroy friendships.
ODM party leader and Siaya Senator Oburu Oginga returned to the Senate chamber on Thursday. It was his first sitting after weeks away for treatment in Kenya and abroad. Senators rose and gave him a standing ovation as he took his seat, Capital FM reported. Senate Speaker Amason Kingi welcomed him back. He said the House was glad Oburu had recovered and that senators were "very excited" to see him. Oburu, 83, then rose to speak. He said the illness had given him time to reflect on life and on finishing his mission. "I had the spirit when I was lying there that I would not die, and I'd not die before I finished my mission. That is why I'm up," he said, according to Capital FM. He told the House he had feared he would die before he could share some of his feelings. He said he would seek another chance to address senators at greater length. Oburu singled out Nyandarua Senator John Methu, secretary-general of the Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP). He said Methu visited him and called him while he was sick. People think the two are…
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