Cholera, measles continue to ravage Kenyans in new year as control efforts fail

A flooded footpath in Nairobi's Lunga Lunga slums. Efforts to control cholera in Kenya have largely failed. [File, Standard]

Kenya recorded 5,052 cases of cholera in 2019, the third highest outbreak in Africa and which is still going on in four counties.

Data published by the World Health Organisation (WHO) this week shows efforts to control cholera in Kenya have largely failed, and cases have jumped from 3,967 in 2017 to over 5,000 last year.