Nairobi's Upper Hill School is on the spot after 16 students from the school were hospitalized amid a cholera outbreak at its premises.
Sixty other students from the school were treated and discharged from the hospital. The news of the cholera outbreak comes when the Ministry of Education has warned about a severe water shortage in Nairobi County schools.
According to witnesses, Several students started vomiting and complaining of stomach upsets after eating rice, beans, and beef served at school on Friday. Students admitted that the food they had done that day smelled terrible. The Form Three stream was the most severely affected, with one Form 4 student also admitted to a city facility.
Sixty of the 90 students suspected of having cholera were treated and discharged from Mbagathi Hospital. In contrast, Thirteen others are treated at South B Hospital, while three others are treated at Savannah Hospital.
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According to Margaret Lessuda, Nairobi's Director of Education, officials visited the students in the hospital and even met with some parents.
Sanitation officials from the Ministry of Health and county governments continued to take samples from the school for additional testing until late Monday.
According to Lesuuda, the issue has been made worse by water scarcity experienced in many areas in the capital, which has caused boreholes to dry, straining their water supply.
According to Ministry of Health data, Nairobi has recorded over 500 cholera cases since October 2022, with 85 deaths.
Nairobi county is experiencing water shortages, and some residents will have to stay without water on Thursday and Friday. The weatherman reported that the country would experience rainfall from the third week of march. the rain will, however, be below the expected average. Kenya is experiencing the worst drought in over four decades
