Cholera stalks locals amid acute water shortage

TOP: Josephine Ogaja, a public health officer from Rongo, administers cholera immunisation drops to a pupil of Sumba Primary. INSET: Jane Diang'a, mother to cholera victim, Peter Otieno, mourns her son's death. [PHOTO: STANLEY ONGWAE/STANDARD]

Migori, Kenya: Dominic Diang’a, a resident of Ndege Oriedo in Rongo, is yet to come to terms with the loss of his son as a result of a deadly cholera attack.

Peter Otieno, 28, died three weeks ago after the illness that lasted less than 24 hours.