UDA MP Discloses Battling Life-Threatening Health Condition
Nyali Member of Parliament Mohammed Ali has spoken up about a significant health problem that required him to take time away from parliament for over nine months.
Ali announced on Saturday, August 2, that he had been very ill with an illness that nearly killed him.
He added that he took a sabbatical from his political duties to focus on recovery, and that he is now on the mend and has resumed walking.
“I have been very quiet for the last nine months; others think I have run away from politics, and others think I am afraid to pick a side,” Ali said.
When the Hour comes, it won’t be my Voice Alone, it will be the People’s Roar they ignored for years. The Ground Beneath Me is Solid. I will Always Stand With The Truth, and By My People. pic.twitter.com/oZtZmqxR71
— Mohammed Ali, CBS, HSC (@MohaJichoPevu) August 2, 2025
“When you are sick, other things can wait; my health comes first. I was very sick; I almost lost my life.”
Ali explained that he had three knee surgeries between December 2024 and May 2025, two in Kenya and one in India.
“I underwent three knee surgeries, two in Kenya and one in India. I was not in a position to say what Kenyans wanted to hear from me. I won’t have mixed politics and my health.”
“I have started walking. It will take me another four or six months to fully recover. Hopefully, by December, I will be able to run,” he added.
Ali’s medical condition began in late 2024. On December 27, 2024, Ali announced that he had suffered a knee injury during the EAC Inter-Parliamentary Games in Mombasa.
Following the knee injury I sustained during the EAC- Inter Parliamentary Games in Mombasa, I am pleased to share that I have had a successful knee surgery. I am however informed by my doctor that my mobility will be limited for atleast 3 months to allow for full recovery. I will… pic.twitter.com/jD6Omek8Hu
— Mohammed Ali, CBS, HSC (@MohaJichoPevu) December 27, 2024
“Following the knee injury I sustained during the EAC Inter-Parliamentary Games in Mombasa, I am pleased to share that I have had a successful knee surgery.”
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“I am, however, informed by my doctor that my mobility will be limited for at least three months to allow for full recovery,” Ali said.
He declared that he would be temporarily suspending public appearances, claiming that he needed time to properly recover.
“I will therefore be suspending all political engagements and activities during this period, but wish to assure all Nyali constituents that office operations will run as usual,” he said at the time.
“Please keep me in your prayers as I recuperate, and I hope to bounce back even stronger. Mungu wa kwetu sote.”
UDA MP Discloses Battling Life-Threatening Health Condition
