Where is Oburu?
ODM party leader Oburu Oginga has been conspicuously absent from key events...
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Speculation is rife regarding the whereabouts of ODM party leader Oburu Oginga, who has been notably absent from several key party events.
- Oburu Oginga, ODM party leader, missed the ODM retreat in Mombasa last weekend, as well as other recent party activities and public events since April 20.
- The absences have fueled rumors of illness, though Junet Mohammed, National Assembly Minority Leader, stated Oginga is in good health and recovering from a brief illness.
- Oginga was last seen at a political event on April 20 and was scheduled to open the Raila Odinga Hospital on April 27, but Gladys Wanga, ODM National Chairperson, attended the launch in his stead.
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