This archive report was first published on 16 May 2020.
Published on May 16, 2020, a 55-year-old man who died of Covid-19 in Bomet County was helped by a police officer to bypass security checks along highways, sparking a scandal that has left officials reeling.
The officer, based at Lang'ata Police Station, is a relative of the deceased and has since been put into quarantine at Mbagathi Kenya Medical College.
According to Bomet County Commissioner Geoffrey Omonding, the officer used a letter from a clinic claiming he was referring a sick person to a hospital in Bomet to obtain clearance from the hospital in Nairobi.
“We know the officer used a letter from the clinic claiming he was referring a sick person to a hospital in Bomet,” Omonding said.
Meanwhile, a Kenya Defence Forces soldier suspected to have coronavirus who travelled from Mombasa was put into quarantine after falling ill at his Ndanai home in Sotik.
Bomet Executive for health Joseph Sitonik said samples of the soldier have been taken to Kemri to ascertain the truth.
Bomet Governor Hillary Barchok has decried how officers are misusing their privileges for personal gain.
“We are concerned how essential service providers are misusing their powers thereby compromising safety of other people,” Barchok said.
