Kenyan journalist Yassin Juma who was released from an Ethiopian jail after two months has been transferred to government isolation after he tested positive for Covid-19. “Kenya Embassy in Ethiopia has managed to assist Collins Juma Osemo alias Yassin Juma, Kenyan journalist arrested in Ethiopia, to move to government manage isolation facility after he tested positive to COVID-19 at Sostegna police station where he was held until yesterday,” a tweet from the Embassy read. Kenya Embassy in Ethiopia has managed to assist Collins Juma Osemo alias Yassin Juma, Kenyan journalist arrested in Ethiopia, to move to government manage isolation facility after he tested positive to COVID-19 at Sostegna police station where he was held until yesterday. Ethiopia Attorney General while releasing Juma said that the journalist was wrongfully arrested due to language barrier. Juma was arrested on July 3 in the house of prominent Ethiopian media mogul Jawar Mohammed.

Source: Ethiopian News August 20, 2020 12:22 UTC