Joho Gifts Ksh476,000 to 17 Family Members Who Left Quarantine [VIDEO]

Mombasa Governor Ali Hassan Joho addressing the nation from State House Nairobi on April 25, 2020.
Mombasa Governor Ali Hassan Joho addressing the nation from State House Nairobi on April 25, 2020.
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Mombasa Governor Ali Hassan Joho waivered a Ksh476,000 quarantine bill for a family after a video of them complaining about the deplorable state of an isolation facility went viral. 

The video was shared on social media in which one of the members of the family recorded flooded toilets at the Port Reitz quarantine facility in Mombasa.

The 17 family members were quarantined after their father Mohamed Hassan died after testing positive for Covid-19 and had completed their 14 days in isolation but were held due to the accrued bill.

Speaking to Kenyans.co.ke Mombasa Director of Communications, Mudy Kareem revealed that the family was part of 38 others who benefited from the waiver.

Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho addresses the press on February 7, 2017
Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho addresses the press on February 7, 2017
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"We released 38 people, not just the 17 and the Ksh476,000 figure could actually be more, Port Reitz had 20 people released and KMTC Mombasa Campus had 18.

"We have not quantified the amount that has been waived but you can do your quick calculations, it's Ksh2000 shillings per day for an individual when multiplied with the 14 days," said Kareem.

A relative who had gone to Port Reitz to receive the 17 family members thanked Joho and Mvita Member of Parliament Abdulswamad Nassir for stepping in to clear the bill.

"We have a lot of joy, to come to take our family members who were in quarantine for 14 days. Quarantine is not a punishment, it's just that people are put there to determine their status, during this Ramadhan time there are a lot of challenges.

"We give thanks to our governor, Hassan Ali Joho and our MP Adulswamad Nassir for the work that they have done, to waive the bill of Ksh476, 000 for our 17 family members," said a relative to the family.

In the video that went viral, a woman complained about the poor conditions in the quarantine facility, "I'm entering the washroom right now and this is the state that we are in the quarantine. Our father died and we have suffered a lot of pain, they said our father had Corona.

"We entered an agreement to self-quarantine at home and adhered to it. We stayed at home for two days then our father died, after his death they forced us into quarantine," said the woman.

The woman went on to talk about the poor food they were treated to despite having to fast during the Holy month of Ramadhan. 

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