{"id":4910,"date":"2020-03-25T15:44:24","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T15:44:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/kenya\/?p=4910"},"modified":"2020-03-25T15:44:24","modified_gmt":"2020-03-25T15:44:24","slug":"police-hunting-for-garsen-mp-ali-wario-for-declining-covid-19-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/community\/police-hunting-for-garsen-mp-ali-wario-for-declining-covid-19-test","title":{"rendered":"Police hunting for Garsen MP Ali Wario for declining Covid-19 test"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>AfricaPress-Kenya:\u00a0<\/strong>Tana River police are hunting for Garsen MP Ali Wario Ashaka and his family who\u00a0allegedly refused to be screened for coronavirus at the border of Tana River and Kilifi counties.<\/p>\n<p>The legislator, who was travelling from Mombasa with his family, forced his way through a barrier manned by police at Kanagoni.The MP drove through the barrier after county officials tried to check their temperatures.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to S<em>tandard Digital\u00a0<\/em>MP Wario said his action was intentional because the testing is not accurate.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was fearing to get into contact with their testing equipment at the roadblock saying that their kits were not standard,&#8221; he said on phone.<\/p>\n<p>In Tana River, residents appealed to the government to ensure the legislator is isolated.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018\u2019If he is not infected why can&#8217;t he be checked even if he had his own testing kit&#8221; a resident said.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday the emergency response team led by Governor Dhadho Godhana resolved that roadblocks must be erected at the Kilifi border to check all motorists entering Tana River County.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AfricaPress-Kenya:\u00a0Tana River police are hunting for Garsen MP Ali Wario Ashaka and his family who\u00a0allegedly refused to be screened for coronavirus at the border of Tana River and Kilifi counties. 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