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Kenyan MP forced out of parliament session by 'quarantine!' chants

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Kenyan MP forced out of parliament session by 'quarantine!' chants
Kenyan MP forced out of parliament session by 'quarantine!' chants

Kenya's parliamentarian got forced out of the chamber by his colleagues saying he should self-isolate after a trip abroad

VIDEO SHOWS: MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT INERRUPTS SESSION TO POINT OUT ONE OF HIS COLLEAGUES HAS ARRIVED FROM LONDON AND SHOULD BE QUARANTINED UNDER MEASURES ANNOUNCED BY PRESIDENT, OTHER PARLIAMENT MEMERS CHATING 'QUARANTINE!

QUARANTINE' AND PARLIAMENT MEMBER IN QUESTION LEAVES SESSION AMID LAUGHTER AND CHEERS SHOTLIST ONLY.

COMPLETE SCRIPT TO FOLLOW.

SHOWS: NAIROBI, KENYA (MARCH 17, 2020) (PARLIAMENT BROADCAST UNIT - ACCESS ALL) 1.

CHAIRMAN OF EDUCATION COMMITTEE, JULIUS MELLY, DELIVERING HIS SPEECH, BEING INTERRUPTED 2.

WIDE OF PARLIAMENT SESSION 3.

PARLIAMENT SPEAKER JUSTIN MUTURI LISTENING AS MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT ANDREW MUKOSA SPEAKS 4.

WIDE OF PARLIAMENT AS MP MUSOKA POINTS OUT PARLIAMENT MEMBER ADAN KEYNAN HAS RECENTLY ARRIVED FROM LONDON 5.

(SOUNDBITES) (English) MEMBER OF KENYAN PARLIAMENT, ANDREW MUKOSA, SAYING: "(STARTS OVER SHOT 5) I would not be very comfortable.

You know, Honorable Naomi Shaban, you ordered he to leave.

For the sake of the health of the members of parliament (LAUGHTER AT BACKGROUND).

Please I ask the speaker so that you order him to leave the chamber.

Because health matters are very serious.

Self-quarantine!

And social distancing!

Please, Honorable Speaker, these are very serious issues." 6.

WIDE OF PARLIAMENT 7.

(SOUNDBITE) (English) PARLIAMENT SPEAKER JUSTIN MUTURI, SAYING: "(STARTS OVER SHOT 6) Honorable Keynan, when did you come back?

(CHATTER HEARD IN BACKGROUND, MPS START CHANTING 'QUARANTINE')." 8.

PARLIAMENT MEMBER ADAN KEYNAN SAYING 'IT'S NOT TRUE', BEING TAKEN OVER BY CHANTS 9.

SPEAKER MUTURI LISTENS, CHANTS 'QUARANTINE!

QUARANTINE!'

HEARD 10.

WIDE OF PARLIAMENT AS CHANTS HEARD, MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT APPLAUDING AS MP KEYNAN WALKS OUT OF CHAMBER 11.

(SOUNDBITE) (English) PARLIAMENT SPEAKER JUSTIN MUTURI, SAYING: "Honorable members, I think sit is only fair that indeed if there is a member who traveled recently (HOLDING OFF LAUGHTER), please upon this time make sure you self-quarantine for 14 days.

(LAUGHING, COVERING HIS MOUTH WITH HAND)." 12.

PARLIAMENT SESSION IN PROGRESS STORY: One of Kenya's parliamentarians, Adan Keynan, was forced out of the chamber by chants 'Quarantine!

Quarantine!'

On Tuesday (March 17) as another legislator raised concerns that Keynan had recently arrived from London and should be self-isolating.

The lawmaker had to leave the chamber by the order of the speaker - who was struggling to hold in laughter but said he was serious about the decision.

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta announced measures to stop the potential spread of the coronavirus on Sunday (March 15) which include a ban on all major public events and restrictions on foreign travel as well as mandatory self-quarantine for everyone who arrived in the country after March 1.

Another member of the parliament who was on the same London flight was asked to leave the chamber earlier on the same day.

(Production: Maria Vasilyeva)

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