‘We eat bad food from dirty kitchen’. Kisii school risks closure after several admitted for poisoning again

Several students from Nyabururu Girls National School in Kisii County are alleged to have been secretly hospitalized after a case of suspected food poisoning.

According to Citizen some were either admitted or treated and discharged. Those still in hospital were found on intravenous fluids (IV).

“We are given bad food which is prepared from a dirty kitchen and that is why we have developed stomach pains and diarrhea,” one student lamented.

Nyabururu Girls hits headlines again after students 'secretly' hospitalised

Speaking on condition of anonymity, a medical officer at Nyangena Hospital said at least 20 students were brought in.

According to him, they have been receiving medication from the hospital since Thursday when the students reportedly suffered from food poisoning.

Mr. Eznas Nyaramba, a human rights activist, castigated the school management for allegedly trying to cover up the incident. He further accused the county education bosses of colluding with the school to keep it a secret.

On her part, Joyce Ombasa, a nominated Kisii County MCA who also serves as the deputy chairperson in the Education docket,  also criticised the school managers for failing to report the matter.

She called for immediate closure of the institution so that parents can seek proper medical attention for their children.

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