By Standard Reporter
Kisumu, Kenya: A strange disease has attacked 12 pupils of Lingisa Primary School in Kisumu County.
The mysterious disease with symptoms of headache, hallucination and convulsion first struck last Friday leaving children in panic as parents contemplate withdrawing their children from the school.
‘‘On Friday, eight of our pupils were attacked by a strange disease and we took them for medication thinking that it was malaria.
And on Monday, four more children were attacked,’’ said Charles Kaoko, the school’s Deputy Head teacher.
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