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52 people admitted after food poisoning at burial ceremony in Bomet

By Gilbert Kimutai | Jan. 11, 2019
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Nakuru Town East Mp Samuel Arama (left) Serving food to a woman at his home during Christmas Day, December 25, 2018. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

A burial at a village in Bomet Central nearly turned tragic after mourners were taken ill.

Over 50 people among them 12 children were admitted in critical condition at Longisa County Referral Hospital while more than 200 others were treated at their homes in what has been described as food poisoning.

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