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  • 2020-05-29 (xsd:date)
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  • Unmasked Kenyan police arresting man for not wearing mask? Photo from Nigeria, in 2017 (en)
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  • A photo on a popular Kenyan Facebook page shows three men in uniform appearing to arrest a man. Its caption reads: A facemask seller was arrested for not wearing mask by policemen who were not wearing masks. It was posted on 20 May 2020. In Kenya, wearing masks in public is mandatory , as part of attempts to curb the spread of Covid-19 . The police have said people not wearing masks can be charged . The order was enforced 6 April 2020, when a legal notice by the ministry of health was published. But does this photo show Kenyan police arresting a man for his failure to comply with these recent regulations? We checked. Photo at least three years old A reverse image search reveals the photo was taken long before Covid-19 was first reported in China in December 2019. It was first posted on website Sahara Reporters on 25 January 2017 and captioned : Shiites in confrontation with Nigeria police during Free ZakyZaky protest. The photo is part of a series titled Police vs Shia Protesters in Abuja. The photo was also posted on Twitter by Sahara Reporters, and the protest was covered by other Nigerian media outlets. Using a magnifying tool on the uniforms of the police officers reveals the words Nigeria Police on their badges , at the shoulder. Wearing face masks in Kenya has only been enforced since April 2020, and this photo shows protesters in Nigeria over three years earlier. – Dancan Bwire (en)
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