The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has dismissed viral social media claims suggesting that former Prime Minister Raila Odinga was poisoned.
In a statement, 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.
According to reports by the fake post, 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 fake 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.
However, the authority 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.
This comes amid qconcerns over the spread of fake news on social media platforms, particularly content targeting political leaders and other leaders.
According to reports, the late Prime Minister 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.
The cause of his death was reported to be cardiac arrest.
