Parents in agony as mystery illness claims 17 childrenApollo Zachary with his daughter Justice Miriam Ndebe who died recently. By the time she was getting to Kilifi County Hospital, she was in shock as was confirmed by her blood tests. “Over the last two weeks, we have seen children with similar presentations of sickness,” a healthcare worker who sought anonymity said. At least 15 other parents from Mnarani, Kilifi County have lost children at the two facilities in the county between March 3 and 22. We reached out to Dr Neema Mturi, a paediatrician and the Head of Clinical Services at Kilifi County Hospital but she said indicated that she was not authorised to speak to the media.

Source: The Star March 28, 2020 21:00 UTC