Member of parliament, others arrested for defying lockdown order

A member of parliament, a magistrate and several police officers in Kenya have been arrested for flouting social distancing rules announced by the government to deal with the spread of coronavirus.

This occurred during Easter as the Police found people drinking in bars.

Police carried out raids at pubs in the capital, Nairobi, which remained opened despite stringent measures to prevent social gatherings.

Police say they carried out the arrests after being tipped off by members of the public and have warned of more similar raids.

This comes after a ninth person died from coronavirus, which has so far infected 208 people in the country.