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Scare in Kakamega after another school closed

Kakamega Senator Dr Boni Khalwale and Kakamega county Mp Mp Elsie Muhanda address media at Sacred heart Mukumu girls high school on April 2, 2023. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]

Another school has been closed after more than 100 students were taken ill with suspected cholera.

The closure of Butere Boys High School comes a day after students of Sacred Heart Mukumu Girls, also in Kakamega County, were sent home over suspected food poisoning that has already killed three and left hundreds in hospital.

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