Speaker of parliament Jacob Oulanyah has been rushed to United Kingdom where he is expected to to get covid-19 treatment.
We have it that Oulanyah has been self isolation at his home for almost a week and was flown to Nairobi on Tuesday following his worsening condition
sources say Oulanyah may have contracted covi-19 through his close staff since over 15 MPs and over 100 parliament staff have tested positive for covid-19 in te recent weeks.
However, on Wednesday, Parliament dismissed reports that Oulanyah Is seriously ill and plans are underway to fly him out of the country for treatment since different sections of media had reported that the country’s number three was critically ill.
Later on Chris Obore confirmed that Oulanyah flew out of the country but dismissed the report that he was ill at the time of departure .
“I have just talked to him. He said his son in the UK was uneasy over media reports. Media reports where claiming that he is bedridden and that unsettled the son even when they could speak on phone,”Obore told Daily Monitor.
He added that the speaker informed him that he decided to fly out of the country to meet his son, he is free from Covid-19.”I personally have his last negative result but I cannot share with you because it’s confidential.”
The public started questioning about Oulanyah’s whereabouts after he chaired the House sessions only three times ever since his swearing-in and left his Deputy Anita Among to take over. He first presided over the voting of Among at kololo, then at state of Nation Address onJune 4 and the budget reading. Since then, he has not been seen at Parliament.
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