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Covid-19 offences higher than other crimes since March

Some of the people arrested for breaching Covid-19 restrictions at the Nakuru Police Station on November 9, 2020 during their arraignment before Senior Principal Magistrate Lilian Arika. [Daniel Chege, Standard].

Covid-19-related offences have out-numbered other criminal cases filed between March and June, a report by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) shows.

Out of the 18,642 cases, 50 per cent were Covid-19 related and had to be dealt with based on guidelines on prosecution of cases during the pandemic period.

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