Orengo Makes Public Appearance, Addresses His Health Status

Siaya Governor James Orengo has made his first public appearance following reports about his whereabouts and health status.

While speaking in Karachuonyo during the burial of the late Karachuonyo MP Phoebe Asiyo on Friday, August 8, 2025, Orengo, who addressed the gathering in Luo, said he is doing well health-wise.

“I, Orengo, son of the bull, am alive. I, Orengo, with the strength of a stone, am not going anywhere,” Orengo said.

Orengo Addresses Rumors About His Health Condition

The Siaya Governor further said he is now stronger than ever, following speculations about his health status.

Besides addressing rumors about his health status, Orengo took the opportunity to eulogize Phoebe Asiyo, describing her as a champion of human rights and a defender of women’s rights.

” This lady here I can say honestly if we trace back to the movement of human rights and talking about women rights being human rights, Phoebe Asiyo was ahead of her time. She started that struggle before independence and continued with it,” Orengo stated.

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The Siaya Governor also recalled moments he interacted with the late Karachuonyo MP while they were both in Parliament, noting that she never shied away from taking up serious issues.

Governor James Orengo who reportedly jetted back in the country on Tuesday August 5, 2025 had not been seen in public since June 23, 2025, when he appeared before the Senate Public Accounts Committee.

His absence, which has lasted over a month, sparked speculation and concern among Kenyans, further fueled by a fake resignation letter circulating online.

Orengo’s Deputy Dismisses Poison Rumors

Rumors had also circulated online that the Siaya Governor was critically ill and was admitted at a hospital in US, allegedly due to being poisoned at a past public function he attended.

The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) and Siaya County Assembly Speaker George Okode dismissed these rumors, clarifying that Orengo was abroad for personal matters.

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Siaya Deputy Governor William Oduol rumors who addressed the media on Tuesday August also dismissed those claims of poisoning as false allegations, asserting that Orengo was simply seeking treatment elsewhere due to illness.

“The Governor is just sick, and from the information I have received, he is under treatment. The poisoning speculations are mean and malicious,” Oduol stated.

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