About 51 pupils from Kanaani Integrated Primary School in Athi River were on Thursday rushed to hospital after consuming poisonous wild fruits from a tree within the institution.
Confirming the incident, Machakos County Health Executive Daniel Yumbwa said the students exhibited signs of vomiting and severe abdominal pain, prompting samples to be collected from them for further investigation at the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI).
"We were able to mobilize our resources and send ambulances to the affected students with help from the police.”
“Initially, only 24 pupils displayed the symptoms but a further 27 were later affected. In total, 51 pupils ingested the poisonous fruits,” he said.
Further, he said that according to safety guidelines, the tree will be destroyed to prevent such incidents from occurring in the future.
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