Kenyan lawmaker Charles Ong’ondo Were arrested for violating Covid-19 guidelines

NAIROBI-(MaraviPost)-A Kenyan Member of Parliament (MP) has been arrested for holding a public gathering contrary to Covid-19 guidelines.

MP Charles Ong’ondo Were was arrested on Tuesday evening, July 21, 2020 and detained at a police station.

The MP was said to have been chairing a meeting at his village home when members of the public expressed concern and reported to the police.

Videos of people dancing during the meeting disregarding social distancing were shared online.

His arrest comes hours after a senator pleaded guilty to violating curfew orders and was fined by a court.

The senator resigned from a Covid-19 committee and apologised for violating curfew orders.

Were will be taken to court on Wednesday morning, July 22, 2020.

Were was arrested and detained at Oyugis Police Station for allegedly violating #Covid19 regulations, Nyanza Region Police boss Mwivanda Noah confirms to the Standard newspaper.

Source: BBC

Lloyd M’bwana

I’m a Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resource (LUANAR)’s Environmental Science graduate (Malawi) and UK’s ICM Journalism and Media studies scholar. Also University of Malawi (UNIMA) Library Science Scholar. I have been The Malawi Country Manager and duty editor for the Maravi Post since 2019. My duty editor’s job is to ensure that the news is covered properly, that it is delivered on time, and that it is created to the standards set out in the editorial guidelines of the Maravi Post.