A patient waits for teratmnet at Tirioko ward, Tiaty sub county. The Ministry of Health confirmed the outbreak on August 24, 2019. [JUulius Chepkwony]
The mention of Tiaty in Baringo County evokes memories of bandit attacks, but not so today. Tiaty is in the news following an outbreak of malaria that is ravaging large populations in an area where hospitals are a rarity. Already, six deaths have been reported.