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68 St. Thomas Aquinas Igumori Secondary School students hospitalised after suspected food poisoning

68 St. Thomas Aquinas Igumori Secondary School students hospitalised on Friday, Feb 7 after suspected food poisoning. [Muriithi Mugo, Standard]

A total of 68 students from St. Thomas Aquinas Igumori Secondary School in Mbeere South, Embu County, were treated for stomach aches and diarrhea after consuming suspected contaminated beef.

According to the school principal Paul Mwaniki, a bull was slaughtered on Wednesday for a feast, and a veterinarian inspected and certified the meat as safe for consumption. Most of the beef was eaten on the same day without incident.

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