The Ministry of Health (MoH) has confirmed 11 new cases of a strange disease among residents of South Mugirango Sub County in Kisii over the last 24 hours.
The illness whose symptoms range from fever, headache, abdominal pain and diarrhoea, has primarily affected eight villages with Amarondo village accounting for 64 percent of the reported cases.
In a statement sent to newsrooms, Public Health and Professional Standards Principal Secretary Mary Muthoni said the new cases had brought the total number of confirmed cases to 168. "Preliminary laboratory investigations have confirmed contamination of water sources which is a significant contributor to the outbreak and hence making the water unsafe for consumption," noted Ms.
Muthoni.
