Joy as Raila’s Daughter Regains Eyesight After Two Year Battle With Partial Blindness

Rosemary Odinga, Raila Odinga’s elder daughter has announced that she has fully regained her eyesight after a two-year battle with partial blindness.

Rosemary made the announcement at St Peter’s ACK church in Bondo, Siaya County, on Wednesday 25, December where she had attended a Christmas Church Service.

She narrated her battle with blindness, stating that she felt alone and had to learn how to use sounds in identifying people around her.

“I felt alone and had to quickly learn to use sounds and movements of people to tell who was around me. Those were the most trying moments of my life,” she said.

She recalled how it was especially painful for her as a mother to not see her children.

“People would see me and think I was able to see because my eyes were ‘wide open’. I am grateful for your prayers and support during those difficult times,” she said

Her father, Raila, said his family was forced to  move from one hospital to the another, locally and outside the country, in search of a remedy.

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“We  got to a point where we nearly gave up as a family after unsuccessfully visiting many hospitals including in Germany, China and South Africa before she was finally healed in India,” he said as quoted by a local daily.

Nation reports that Raila said the healing was amongst the many milestones the family achieved this year and for which they are grateful.

Kenyans have flocked social media to celebrate Rosemary’s healing, terming it as a Christmas gift.

Here are some of the reactions from Kenyans.