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NILE POST Kenya’s Health ministry has confirmed a cholera outbreak currently affecting parts of the country, with a total of 95 cases and six fatalities recorded as of April 6, 2025. The waterborne disease has spread across three counties: Migori, Kisumu, and
NILE POST
Kenya’s Health ministry has confirmed a cholera outbreak currently affecting parts of the country, with a total of 95 cases and six fatalities recorded as of April 6, 2025. The waterborne disease has spread across three counties: Migori, Kisumu, and Nairobi.
Migori County is the hardest hit with 53 cases and one death, with the affected sub-counties being Suna East, Suna West, Kuria East, and Kuria West.
Kenya’s Health ministry has confirmed a cholera outbreak currently affecting parts of the country, with a total of 95 cases and six fatalities recorded as of April 6, 2025.
Migori County is the hardest hit with 53 cases and one death, with the affected sub-counties being Suna East, Suna West, Kuria East, and Kuria West.
Most patients in the area have recovered, with only two still hospitalized, officials said.
Kisumu County has recorded 32 cases and four deaths, while Nairobi has reported 12 cases and one death, bringing the overall case fatality rate to 6.2%.
Cholera is contracted through the consumption of food or water contaminated with the bacteria, and it presents symptoms such as sudden onset of severe watery diarrhoea, vomiting, muscle cramps, and potentially fatal dehydration within hours to days of infection.
The Ministry of Health of Kenya, in collaboration with the respective county governments, has initiated several emergency response actions.
These include enhanced surveillance, training of health workers, water hygiene and sanitation measures, risk communication, community engagement, and case management in the affected areas. “The Ministry of Health reassures the public that the country is adequately prepared to manage and contain this outbreak,” said Aden Duale, health cabinet secretary.
“We are on high alert in all counties, surveillance activities have been stepped up, as well as intensified community awareness to ensure that any alerts are responded to in a timely manner.”
Health authorities are urging the public to maintain personal hygiene, ensure access to safe water and proper sanitation, and observe food safety to curb the further spread of the disease.
?Cholera, an acute diarrheal infection caused by ingesting food or water contaminated with Vibrio cholerae, has been a recurring public health challenge in Kenya since its first recorded case in 1971. ?