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Police release mother and two-month baby from quarantine after public outcry

Carolyne Akumu with her two-month-old baby in a quarantine facility at Kisoko girls’.

An asthmatic mother and her baby who spent a cold night on the floor after being forcibly quarantined in Busia County have been released.

Carolyne Akumu and her two-month-old baby were arrested by county enforcement officers at 5pm on Wednesday as she went collect two sacks of sweet potatoes from Busia town.

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