| Published Thu, October 26th 2017 at 00:07, Updated October 26th 2017 at 00:16 GMT +3Nine people have died of malaria at Kakuma refugee camp and Kalobeyei settlement following an outbreak in the area. A statement from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said thousands of malaria cases have been reported over the past two months. ALSO READ: 20 dead in Baringo malaria outbreak“A total of five and four deaths have been reported in Kalobeyei settlement and Kakuma camp respectively. Around 12,000 cases of malaria, both from the host and refugee community, have been treated at Kakuma camp and Kalobeyei settlement since August 2017,” read the statement. UNHCR also stated that increased cases of malaria had been reported among refugees in the camp following seasonal rains in Kakuma.

Source: Standard Digital October 25, 2017 21:11 UTC