20 remandees in Makongeni, Thika prisons test positive

– Three of the confirmed cases were from Thika Police Station and the other 17 were from Makongeni Police Station

– The cases were from 68 samples that were taken from the two prisons

– At least six police officers in Kiambu county have also tested positive since the virus was confirmed in Kenya

At least 20 remandees in Makongeni and Thika police stations have tested positive for the dreaded coronavirus.

Confirming the incident, Kiambu county police commander Ali Nuno said 17 of the cases were from Makongeni Police Station and three others at Thika Police Station.

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17 of the cases were from Makongeni Police Station. Photo: K24
Source: UGC

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The cases were from 68 samples taken a week ago from the remandees after two of them exhibited COVID-19 symptoms, according to a report by Citizen TV.

In a ddition, six police officers within Kiambu county have tested positive for the coronavirus since March 2020.

In April, the government embarked on a programme to release prisoners with petty offenses in bid to curb spread of COVID-19.

By April 21, at least 5,000 inmates had been released and others were being processed for release.

Three of the cases were from Thika Police Station. Photo: Citizen
Source: UGC

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Recently, a prison officer in Busia was disarmed after he was found sleeping with a COVID-19 patient.

The man in uniform was among six law enforcers stationed to guard the Agricultural Training Centre, an isolation facility set aside by the Ministry of Health for coronavirus patients.

The coronavirus cases in the country have continued to increase despite government’s appeal to Kenyans to observe social distancing and other COVID-19 regulations.

As by Saturday, July 18, the country had recorded 12,750 cases of COVID-19 after 688 were confirmed positive from a sample of 4, 522.

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