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Indoor Games: Chess and Scrabble suspend games

KCB Chess Club's Ben Nguku. [Washington Onyango, Standard]

The 2020 Kenya Chess Premier League (KCPL) and Scrabble National Circuits have been suspended following the confirmation of three cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Kenya over the weekend.

Chess Kenya President Bernard Wanjala said the decision to call off the games after the first round this season, depended on a directive from the Ministry of Health.

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