The first born of the Odinga family, Rosemary Odinga has shown significant recovery from her partial blindness at the silver anniversary of her grandfather and Kenya’s first Vice President Jaramogi Oginga Odinga over the weekend.
She had suffered a mild stroke during the last elections while vying for a parliamentary seat in Kibera which lead her to drop her ambitions. She was left partially blind, leaving only a right-eyed blurry vision.
Rosemary’s recovery was evident over the weekend as she made her way to the St Stephens Cathedral ACK Church in Kisumu without wearing dark glasses as before.
Her father held her left hand as she used her right hand to hold onto a white cane.
She even used her mobile phone many times, scrolling through and reading messages effortlessly.
At one point she scaled the three-steps-stairs in the church alone as she went to offer her thanksgiving contribution. She later delivered her speech guided by her cousin Jaoko Oburu.
The Odinga family is still exploring treatment options to fully restore Rosemary’s eyesight.