This tweet shared on March 30, 2023 bears an image of Raila Odinga at the hospital. The caption claims that Odinga fainted after complaining of severe chest pains addressing residents of Pipeline estate.
Background
On March 30, 2023, Raila Odinga led demonstrations in Nairobi County. He addressed the public in Imara Daima and Mukuru Kwa Njenga slums. When his convoy got to Pipeline, they were teargassed by the police and had to change their route. Odinga was in the company of Kalonzo Musyoka, Martha Karua, George Wajackoyah, Ledama Ole Kina, Wycliff Oparanya among other Azimio leaders.
Verification
Piga Firimbi previously debunked the same image used out of context here.
A reverse image search reveals that this image was first posted on Citizen TV’s official Twitter handle on July 9, 2017. Raila fell ill at the Mombasa International Airport awaiting his flight to Nairobi and was rushed to a Mombasa hospital for treatment. This was during the campaigns for the 2017 elections and not the anti-government demonstrations.
Verdict
Claims that Raila Odinga was recently hospitalised are FALSE.
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