Oburu explains exit from Senate Energy Committee over ODM leadership workload

Nairobi, Kenya - ODM Party Leader Oburu Oginga resigned as chairperson of the Senate Energy Committee after he felt overwhelmed by his parliamentary duties and the new role of leading the party, according to a statement made to National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula, Senate Speaker Amason Kingi, and a delegation of legislators.

The Siaya Senator explained that he wanted both Parliament and the ODM Party to avoid suffering from his divided attention. He sought permission from the Speaker while he was ill and recovering in the hospital, assuring that the absence was not a result of abandoning his parliamentary responsibilities. Oburu is now undergoing physiotherapy and receiving round-the-clock care, expressing that he is getting stronger daily.

He remains hopeful of returning to parliamentary debates and active politics, dismissing reports of his demise while hospitalized. The ODM leader emphasized that the criticism he faced only motivated him to continue his recovery.