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Suspect detained over social media post claiming CS Matiangi is in ICU

On Monday, July 27, the court detained a suspect who posted false information about Interior CS Fred Matiangi.

33-year-old freelance journalist Isaac Kibet Yego was arraigned and charged in court after publishing a Facebook post claiming that CS Matiangi was in the ICU battling COVID-19.

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