CS Mailu Exposes Governor Joho

Health Cabinet Secretary Cleopa Mailu has revealed that Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho is to blame for the frequent outbreaks of diseases in his county.

A section of the city residents has previously complained that the city is dirty with uncollected garbage, making it vulnerable to outbreaks of diseases such as chikungunya and dengue fever.

CS Mailu noted that the county government does not report disease incidents to the national government for help and the Ministry finds out about some cases via social media.

“The delay in administrating and being able to communicate can affect the population we want to serve. Rain, garbage and environmental condition encouraged the breeding of mosquitos and transmission of disease,” Dr Mailu stated.

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“If a disease breaks out in Garissa, it can spread to Mombasa the following day because of the movement of people,” the CS noted.

The CS maintained that reporting disease outbreaks in a timely manner, was important so that they can be prevented from spreading to other areas.

“It is not that if it is in Mombasa, it is my problem, let me deal with it...no...counties should see infectious and transmissible diseases which can affect people as serious problems of public concern,” he remarked.

Speaking during an interview with journalists after officially opening the parliamentary committee on Health retreat in Mombasa, Dr Mailu noted that the national government has the disease surveillance unit and the emergency response unit to tackle such outbreaks.

He cautioned the Mombasa Governor against putting the lives of citizens at risk and urged other county bosses to notify these units whenever such outbreaks occurred.

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“When such eventualities happen, it is for us to come and support the counties. Unfortunately, when these outbreaks came, Mombasa County Government had not given us information,” Dr Mailu stated.