Lamu's Boni tribe afflicted by chikungunya without medicare care, report

A Mombasa County Health Department pick up mounted with a fogging machine moves around premises and streets spreading a cloud of fumigation in a bid to get rid of mosquito breeding areas in Mombasa County. [Photo by Maarufu Mohamed/Standard]

Medical officials and local leaders in Basuba ward of Lamu East constituency say the hunter-gatherer Aweer community has been severely afflicted by the viral chikungunya fever.

While the politicians want urgent intervention, medical authorities report that response has been hampered by insecurity in area inhabited by the community.