Kenya: This Is Not the Time to Hold Govt to Ransom, Odinga Tells Doctors

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Kenya: This Is Not the Time to Hold Govt to Ransom, Odinga Tells Doctors

[Nairobi News] ODM party leader Raila Odinga has been receiving backlash from a section of Kenyans following his remark to doctors who have threatened to down their tools over what they termed as poor working conditions.

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