
Eleven students from Sacred Heart Mukumu Girls High School were hospitalized after falling ill on Friday.
Two of the learners are being treated for malaria while the others complained of abdominal pain and fatigue.
The students were admitted to St Elizabeth Mukumu Mission Hospital, and their condition is being closely monitored by doctors.
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This incident occurred just a month after the school was closed indefinitely following an outbreak of an illness linked to contamination of water and food, which resulted in the loss of three students and a teacher.
The principal of the school, Sister Jane Mmbone, confirmed the incident but assured the public that there was no cause for alarm.
She stated that the students were responding well to treatment and that three of the students had already been discharged and were back in school.
However, the other pupils who returned to school before fully recovering are currently receiving treatment, with a nurse stationed at the school to handle any emergencies involving students who fall ill.
In light of the previous outbreak, the school management has cancelled all tenders for food suppliers and selected three interim suppliers who have been pre-qualified to supply food to other schools.
The Ministry of Water, through the Lake Victoria North Water Works and Development Agency (LVNWWDA), supplies the school with water from the Tindinyo Water Treatment Plant.
The boreholes at the school need to be flushed and chlorinated before the school can resume pumping water to the nine storage tanks for supply to the hostels.
An additional borehole is being drilled at a cost of 6 million to produce 16 cubic liters per hour, which will be tested before being pumped to the storage tanks.
The school was reopened on May 8, with Form Four pupils the first to report, accompanied by their parents. Students were counseled, and those with pre-existing medical conditions were examined by a doctor and their details recorded for medical attention.
Sister Aqminatta Lumili, the diocesan health coordinator for Kakamega Catholic Diocese, said that all students who reported were taken for counseling to help them settle down and resume learning after the outbreak of the disease that had disrupted their studies.
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