The Education Cabinet Secretary, Ezekiel Machogu, has given permission for students from Eregi Girls High School to go home with their parents because of a strange illness outbreak.
On Wednesday, 95 students from the school got sick and had to go to the hospital.
Right now, they’re waiting for test results to find out what’s causing their sickness.
Health experts believe the problem might be because the girls have too many electrolytes in their bodies, which could mean they’ve lost too much fluid.
More samples have been sent to Kisumu and Nairobi for more tests.
CS Machogu said they’re already doing things to fight the disease, and the Kenya Medical and Research Institute (KEMRI) has sent a team to figure out what’s causing it.
Health officials in the Western region are also doing their best to stop the disease from spreading.
But, Kakamega County Director of Medical Services, Steven Wandei, wants parents and the school to be careful before letting more students go home. He said,
“We need to find out what is ailing our girls and discover its cause before we can allow the remaining students to go back home and mingle with the other siblings.
It will be disastrous if we allow the students to go home when the disease is infectious,” as reported by the Nation.