11 Mukumu Girls Hospitalised Days After School Reopens

"In fact, three of the students have been discharged after their condition improved and are back in school," Mmbone stated.

She added that the other pupils reported back to school before they had fully recovered and were being treated and their condition closely monitored.

A nurse has been posted at the school to deal with any emergencies involving students who fall ill before they are referred to nearby hospitals for treatment.

Mukumu Girls opened on Monday, May 8 following a five-week closure over the death of three students and a teacher. Mmbone however noted that the opening was done in phases, with only Form Four students reporting on Monday. 

The students were also required to produce a medical report on their health status; upon which will be assessed by health doctors stationed at the school. 

Mmbone also pointed out that prayer sessions were introduced every evening as members of the clergy would be based in the institution.

"On Tuesday, we will receive Form Threes and on Wednesday, the school will have a day of prayer for the two classes. On Thursday and Friday, Form Two and Form One students will report to the school respectively.

"On Saturday, it will be a day reserved for prayer. Afterwards, there will be clergy who will be conducting prayers every evening," she noted.

The institution would only receive water from Kericho Water and Sanitation Company Limited as other sources were cancelled, with the principal reiterating that all the food was incinerated in Bamburi, Mombasa County.

Furthermore, all students would also undergo psycho-social counselling upon reporting.

"We have groups from Kenya red cross, psychosocial counselling, and medics. As the students were at home, we requested the parents to take their children to the hospital. So they're reporting back with a medical report which will also be assessed by medics on the ground.

"We followed the procurement procedure and brought in new suppliers and expect today to receive the maize and beans. We have the public health officers to ascertain whether the food is safe. The affected stores were treated and cleaned," she indicated.

Mukumu Girls students had previously cited poor hygiene and administration negligence as causes of the crisis, with them recounting during a funeral service of one of their own how they raised concerns about the poor state of the school's water, store, and kitchen facilities but their complaints fell on deaf ears.