Police on the spot as 36 escape from Mandera quarantine facilityPolice are on the spot after 32 passengers forced into quarantine in El Wak, Mandera County after travelling from Nairobi on April 8 on a Makka bus fled the facility. Mandera County government is accusing police of colluding with the passengers who reportedly sneaked to Mandera on April 8 after the ban restricting movement in and out of Nairobi. Sheikh now wants Mandera South Deputy County Commissioner Abdihakim Dubat to explain how the 32 passengers left the isolation facility under the watch of police officers. The county also wants Dubat to ensure that the facility secured until the 14 days lapse and that the remaining passengers don’t escape. The arrest had come after Mandera Governor Ali Roba raised concerns on the continued travel between Nairobi and Mandera, despite the ban.

Source: Standard Digital April 14, 2020 14:26 UTC