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Kenya police arrest prison warden over alleged rape of Covid-19 quarantine patient

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It was the latest in a string of incidents highlighting substandard conditions at some government-run coronavirus treatment centres in the East African country.

The attack may add to fears over treatment in government facilities that health experts have warned may deter Kenyans from coming forward to be tested for the new coronavirus.

The latest incident occurred at a centre in the western border town of Busia that was guarded by police and prison officers, according to the police report seen by Reuters. It said a colleague had noticed the prison officer talking to a patient, felt uncomfortable and left to alert other officers. "Health officers were summoned. The officer has been disarmed by senior officers from prison and quarantined within the facility," it said.

 

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