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Bungoma on high alert over Ebola

Bungoma, Kenya: Bungoma's ministry of health is on high alert following fears of the spread of Ebola, the County Executive for Health and Sanitation Grace Khayota has said.

Ms Khayota said health officials from the region are not taking chances considering that the county shares a border with Uganda (Though spared this time round, Uganda has had about five Ebola outbreaks since 2000. Before the epidemic in West Africa, the worst outbreak was recorded in Uganda in 2000).

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