Maraga confirms top judge in India hospital with swine flu

By , K24 Digital
On Wed, 26 Feb, 2020 12:40 | < 1 min read
Smokin Wanjala
Supreme Court judge Smokin Wanjala. PHOTO | FILE
Supreme Court judge Smokin Wanjala. PHOTO | FILE

Chief Justice (CJ) David Maraga on Wednesday confirmed that Supreme Court judge Smokin Wanjala contracted swine flu in India.

The Supreme Court judge contracted the disease while attending a judicial conference in the Asian county, CJ Maraga revealed.

"Hon. Justice Smokin Wanjala, who is in India for a Judicial Conference, is hospitalised and is undergoing treatment for the H1N1-Swine flu which also affected 6 Indian Supreme Court Judges," said CJ Maraga.

The Chief Justice said Justice Wanjala may be discharged from the hospital on Wednesday, February 26.

https://twitter.com/dkmaraga/status/1232591677551972353

The symptoms of swine flu, also called H1N1, include fever and chills, similar to those of the new coronavirus.