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Raila: My three-week battle with Covid-19

Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga at his home as he recovered from coronavirus. [Courtesy]

In a subdued version of his usually husky and resonant voice, ODM leader Raila Odinga yesterday announced that he had conquered Covid-19.

His voice, though frail, still carried the power of the fighter the former premier is known to be. It portrayed the will that kept Raila going through the three weeks he had been ill, one of which he spent at The Nairobi Hospital.

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