Kenya's Raila Odinga in isolation after testing positive for Covid-19

Raila Odinga.

Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga who has tested positive for Covid-19. PHOTO | JEFF ANGOTE | NMG

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By  Daily Nation

What you need to know:

  • Earlier, Mr Odinga’s family sources had indicated to the Nation that he was fit and had insisted on going home.
  • ODM leader becomes the highest-profile political leader in Kenya to contract the virus.
  • Covid-19, now in its third wave, has so far claimed 1,899, according to Health ministry statistics.

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