Kenyan Man Goes on Hunger Strike After Wife is Sent into Forced Quarantine

A middle-aged Kenyan man has resorted to wearing sacks and going on a hunger strike after his wife was placed under forced quarantine over Covid-19.

Joseph Mathenge from Ol Kalou, Nyandarua County said his wife Jane Njeri, a food vendor, was taken to quarantine at Nyandarua High School after she returned home from Migori County, where she had gone to buy her stock.

He said Njeri was first summoned to Ol Kalou Police Station where she was locked and later transferred to the quarantine facility by force.

“She came back yesterday [Friday] and was summoned to the Ol Kalou Police Station and I accompanied her. She was locked in and I was told that they were waiting for a team to come and test her,” said Mathenge.

Mathenge linked his wife’s woes to business rivals, adding that a trader at the Ol Kalou market had warned him that his spouse would be quarantined once she returns home from Migori.

“In this market of Ol Kalou there are women cartels. Last week, my wife traveled to Migori to buy some edibles. When I passed by the market the other day, one of the women told me they were aware that my wife would be quarantined once she comes back…and it came to be,” he lamented.

He said efforts to seek an audience with Nyandarua County Police Commander have been unsuccessful and vowed to protest until his wife is set free.

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Muthenge - just support your…

Merhu (not verified) Sat, 04/25/2020 @ 11:13pm

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Muthenge - just support your wife as she goes through the 14 days of being quarantined.

The stipulation is that if you visit an area away from your home town, you will be quarantined when you come back to your home. Stop wearing sacks to demonstrate her arrest because you are b going to look funny and crazy 😝 in that outfit! Just let it be! The quarantine period will be over soon.

Hunger strike will do you no…

Sokora (not verified) Sat, 04/25/2020 @ 11:32pm

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Hunger strike will do you no good. If I were you, I would be celebrating.

Wacha umama unajiingiiza…

Guest (not verified) Sun, 04/26/2020 @ 05:02am

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Wacha umama unajiingiiza ndani ya udaku ya wanawake utaweza?.Your wife traveled out of the county in the interest of the caring market women she must quarantine.Endelea kuvaa ngunia inakaa kukufaa .Jibaba jinga.

Use your common sense. I…

Godhavemercy (not verified) Sun, 04/26/2020 @ 10:43am

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Use your common sense. I concur with the current quarantine policy in Kenya. Strict, you bet you. This virus is vicious. It knows no boundaries. It is bound to kill thousands in the coming months. Take extreme precautions for the sake of yourself as well as your family. It is only fourteen days for God's sake. I hate to think of the alternative.....death. Man up and follow the government directives.