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Learning resumes at Mukumu after outbreak

By Nathan Ochunge and Mary Imenza | 2yrs ago
The Sacred Heart Mukumu Girls principal Sister Jane Mmbone (in white dress) with Western regional commissioner, Irungu Macharia (in cap) addressing the media at the school on May 23, 2023. [Nathan Ochunge, Standard]

The government has restored normalcy at the Sacred Heart Mukumu Girls High School after two months of uncertainty following a disease outbreak that killed three students and a teacher.

Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu and his Health counterpart Susan Nakhumicha closed the school after at least 500 students fell ill.

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