Shikuku to leave hospital ‘soon’

Veteran politician Martin Shikuku, who is recovering at Kenyatta National Hospital, will be discharged soon.

According to doctors attending to him, the former Butere MP is only undergoing routine medical checks.

Head doctor Antony Were declined to reveal the nature of treatment Mr Shikuku was undergoing, citing patient-doctor confidentiality.

On Wednesday, Medical Services Minister Anyang’ Nyong’o and permanent secretary Mary Ngari paid the politician a visit, and said the government would do whatever it can to help.

“As you can see, Mr Shikuku is in good condition and we hope he will be out of hospital soon. We want to offer him the support he deserves,” Prof Nyong’o said.

Journalists were later allowed into Mr Shikuku’s room in the hospital’s private wing, where he lay in bed receiving a drip.

He declined to speak to journalists, saying he needed to rest, but allowed them to take photographs.

The veteran politician was admitted to the hospital at the weekend, but information about his condition has been kept under the lid.