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Ministry Of Health Closely Monitoring Cholera Outbreak in Garissa, Wajir, Tana River Counties

15Jan

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Ministry Of Health Closely Monitoring Cholera Outbreak in Garissa, Wajir, Tana River Counties

The Ministry of Health is keeping close surveillance on Garissa, Wajir and Tana River counties following the recent increase in cases of Cholera. The three counties are among 14 counties that have been seriously affected by the disease since October last year when the first case was reported. The cases in Nairobi, Kiambu, Kajiado, Nakuru and Uasin Gishu have gone down, but the ministry is warning Kenyans against laxity even as they try to stop the spread of this acute diarrhoeal disease. Three months after the first case of Cholera, more than 3,000 people have been affected in 14 counties. The spread has been attributed to the movements and sharing of meals during the festive season. According to the head of Disease Surveillance and Response at the Min...

Two road builders abducted by suspected Al-shabaab in Mandera.

Police in Mandera South are searching for two men who were abducted suspected Al-Shabaab militants who attacked their construction site on the Elwak-Falama road on Monday morning. Mandera South Deputy County Commissioner Nyamboga Mounda said a search was underway for Mr Ali Mohamed, a truck driver, and his turn boy, Mr Kerow Adan Abdi. “There was an incident where a tipper belonging to a local contractor working on a road was set ablaze and the driver and his turn boy are missing,” Mr Mounda said by phone. Meanwhile, security officers in Mandera North are hunting for gunmen who shot at a vehicle ferrying miraa. Al-Shabaab militants have in the past hijacked vehicles in Mandera and taken them to Somalia to be used in attacks. Both government and private vehicles are usua...

Five police officers injured in Mandera.

At least five police officers were on Friday injured when they were ambushed by al Shabaab militants in Banisa, Mandera county. Witnesses said the attackers had set an Improvised Explosive Devise on the road which hit a speeding police vehicle. This caused the vehicle to be badly damaged and burnt. The vehicle was carrying at least 15 police officers moving from Banisa towards Mandera. This prompted a major police operation in the area with authorities saying they were pursuing the attackers who escaped towards the nearby Kenya-Somalia border. Deputy Inspector General of police Edward Mbugua said there were casualties on the side of the attackers and a major operation to pursue them was ongoing. “There was an attack by suspected al Shabaab militants in Banisa this morni...