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Uasin Gishu County Assembly shut after MCA tests positive for Covid posthumously

Uasin Gishu County Assembly building. [Image: Courtesy]

Uasin Gishu County Assembly members have been sent on compulsory leave over Covid-19 fears.

The 46 MCAs and tens of staffers have been directed to proceed on a 21-day leave after it emerged that Huruma Ward Rep Peter Chomba, who collapsed and died ten days ago had posthumously tested positive for coronavirus.

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