Three dead, five in hospital after drinking contaminated water

Joseph Ekero fetches water that is believed to be contaminated at Masingo in Kakamega where five people have died and nine others hospitalized. [Photo by Duncan Ocholla/Standard]

At least three people have died in Masingo slum after drinking contaminated water.

The three are said to have been vomiting continuously and had diarrhoea before they died. County Director of Medical Services Arthur Andere said the three died while receiving treatment at Kakamega County Referral Hospital.