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Champions League: 106 football fans fined Sh10,000 by Kitale court in Kenya

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Football - Champions League - Semi-Final First Leg - Real Madrid v Chelsea - Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano, Madrid, Spain - April 27, 2021. Real Madrid's Eden Hazard with Chelsea's Ben Chilwell after the match. [REUTERS/Sergio Perez]

A Kitale court in Kenya on Wednesday fined 106 football fans Sh10,000 each or serve a two-month jail term for flouting the COVID-19 protocols.

The fans were arrested on Tuesday night while watching a UEFA Champions League clash between heavyweights Chelsea and Real Madrid.

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