A team of doctors from Sreedhareeyam Ayurvedic Hospital in India arrived in Kenya to honour the late Raila Odinga. The delegation was accompanied by Raila’s daughter, Rosemary Odinga, during a visit to Mombasa
Mombasa Governor Abdulswamad Nassir has confirmed that a team of doctors from India’s Sreedhareeyam Ayurvedic Hospital, where the late Raila Odinga received treatment, has arrived in Kenya to pay their last respects.
Nassir announced on Thursday, October 30, after receiving Raila’s daughter, Rosemary Odinga, at his county offices.
“This morning, I received Rosemary Odinga in Mombasa, daughter to our departed Party Leader, H.E. Raila Amolo Odinga, C.G.H, who was accompanied by doctors from Sreedhareeyam Ayurvedic Hospital in Kerala, India,” Nassir said.
“They are in Kenya to pay their final respects to a man whose life and legacy transcended borders. The global outpouring of love for Baba is a reflection of his extraordinary journey, one defined by courage, compassion, and an unwavering commitment to justice and humanity.”
The Odinga family’s ties with the Sreedhareeyam Ayurvedic Hospital go back several years. The Kerala-based facility became known in Kenya after Rosemary received successful eye treatment there in 2019, following unsuccessful medical attempts in South Africa, Israel, and China.
In 2022, Raila accompanied his daughter for follow-up treatment and publicly thanked the doctors for restoring Rosemary’s vision.
In October 2025, Raila returned to the same hospital for treatment related to age-related complications. However, he collapsed during a morning walk within the Sreedhareeyam compound and was rushed to Devamatha Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The visit by the Indian medical team comes a day after the widow of the late Nyeri Governor Nderitu Gachagua, Margaret Nyokabi, and her daughter, Mercy, visited Opoda Farm in Bondo to console Mama Ida Odinga.
The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) acknowledged the visit, describing it as a gesture of friendship and respect between families that have shared a long history in Kenya’s political space.
“Widow of the 1st Governor of Nyeri County, the late Hon. Nderitu Gachagua, Mama Margaret Nyokabi, and her daughter Mercy were at Opoda farm in Bondo today to give pole to Mama Ida Odinga and family following the passing of Baba Raila Odinga on the 15th of this month,” ODM said in a statement.
