Alarm as unknown disease strikes villages in Kisii

Health PS Mary Muthoni(in gloves) with Kisii County multi-agency team interacts with petients of a water borne disease ravaging the area of marondo in South Mugirango on 04/03/2025. [Stanley Ongwae, Standard]

Residents of Amarondo village in Kisii County are struggling with a disease that is yet to be fully identified but which authorities have now said is waterborne.

Marcela Morara, a mother of four, is among the tens of residents who are recovering from signs and symptoms of the common illness that experts have said is connected to poor sanitation levels of the community's drinking water. Up to 76 families have been affected by the disease.