Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have strongly dismissed viral social media claims suggesting that former Prime Minister Raila Odinga was poisoned.

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In a statement on Friday, June 12, the DCI flagged a post claiming that Raila was poisoned using botulinum toxin by an Indian doctor who was allegedly paid to carry out the act as fake and misleading.

The fake post claimed that the Indian doctor had confessed to being paid Ksh300 million to poison the late former Prime Minister while he was on treatment in the Asian nation.

According to the viral post, the doctor purportedly disclosed that the drug used was botulinum toxin, a deadly neurotoxin that, when consumed, blocks nerve signals to muscles, causing paralysis.

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The DCI categorically rejected the claims, indicating that the information being circulated online was fabricated and urged members of the public not to fall victim to such allegations.

The DCI's intervention comes amid growing concerns over the spread of fake news on social media platforms, particularly content targeting political leaders and other leaders.

The latest development comes hardly 8 months after the demise of the former Prime Minister, who passed away on October 15, 2025 , while taking a morning walk in Kerala, India.

He was rushed to the nearby Devamatha Hospital in Koothattukulam, but doctors were unable to revive him using resuscitation measures, and he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

While cardiac arrest was reported as the immediate cause of his death, further verified reports indicated that Odinga also had other underlying contributing factors to his untimely death.

Weeks before his trip to India, Raila had suffered a stroke and was also managing other long-term chronic illnesses, including diabetes and hypertension.

📰 Source: Kenyans.co.ke