Azimio la Umoja Leader Raila Odinga during his visit in the United Kingdom paid a courtesy call to Awendo Member of Parliament (MP) Walter Owino who is admitted at a hospital in London.
The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Party in a statement on Tuesday May 28, 2024, noted that the MP is recuperating after undergoing a surgery on his spine.
“Party leader Raila Odinga today checked on Awendo MP Hon. Walter Owino at the hospital in London. He is recuperating after surgery on his spine. We wish the Legislator a quick recovery,” said ODM in a statement.
Odinga is in London where he had travelled following an invitation from the Oxford Africa Society.
Raila who was accompanied by Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna among other ODM leaders delivered a keynote address during the launch of the 2024 Africa Oxford Conference on May 24.
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Raila in London
Upon his arrival in the UK, Odinga was welcomed to Rhodes House in Oxford by the acting Kenyan High Commissioner in London Edwin Afande and his team.
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During the launch of the conference, the opposition leader delivered a keynote speech on Charting Africa’s Path Forward: A Journey of Possibilities.
Raila highlighted Africa’s trajectory of resilience and renewal, offering insights from his extensive experience in public service and advocacy.
“I thank Oxford University Africa Society for hosting me today to give a keynote speech on Charting Africa’s Path Forward: A Journey of Possibilities. I am an African and an afro-optimist. Africa is my business. Simply put, the animating vision throughout my life has been African lives matter,” said Odinga in a statement.
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The former Prime minister in his speech further articulated his vision for Africa through his bid for the African Union Commission (AUC) chairmanship.
He noted that he has served as AUC High Representative for Infrastructure Development.
“I appreciate Africa’s myriad infrastructural and challenges. I have advocated for democracy and human rights in my own native Kenya and helped bring calm to several African states that were dancing on the precipice I am encouraged by you young people,” he added.
Odinga also called upon the young people to continue being creative, far-sighted, and making demands of their leaders.
The opposition leader stressed that respective leaders must treat the minds of their young people as their fundamental resource.
ODM MP Undergoes Surgery
Awendo MP Walter Owino has undergone a series of surgeries.
Back in 2023, the parliamentarian underwent disc surgery in India to ease an excruciating back pain which he said he had endured for days.
The lawmaker had in June 2023 been admitted to an Indian hospital for about two weeks where surgery to remove two discs from his lower back was conducted.
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