A blogger who allegedly published false information on a social media claiming CS Fred Matiang’i was admitted at a hospital having contracted coronavirus was on Wednesday charged. Isaac Kibet is accused of knowingly publishing false information on domain dailystar.co.ke and a Facebook account. According to the charge sheet, Kibet claimed, "Fred Matiang’i is admitted at Aga Khan ICU battling Covid-19. He further warned the accused not to mention the case on any social media platform. According to police, the post was false and made with the intent to cause alarm and panic among Kenyans during the pandemic.

Source: The Star July 29, 2020 14:48 UTC