Child dies, four hospitalised after eating poisonous cassava

Villager mill outside home of the family that ate poisonous cassava killing one child in Butere on Friday

A 16-year-old boy died while four of his siblings were admitted to Butere Sub-county Hospital after reportedly eating poisonous cassava.

It is reported the family of eight from Eshiaka village had boiled the cassava for lunch. “My wife had visited her parents at Shikunga and came with the cassava which we all ate for lunch,” said Wycliffe Meriakao.