Sacred Heart Mukumu Girls High School Principal Sister Jane Mmbone, on Saturday, May 13, insisted that learning was uninterrupted despite reports on the admission of 11 students.
In a statement, Mmbone requested them to contact the school for information regarding the health status of their children.
"The school is okay, learning is going on, and our girls are safe," Mmbone stated.
"So parents should not panic, and anyone who needs information let him or her come to school, and I will give the true information. But things are okay," she insisted.
She allayed fears that the school was staring at another disease outbreak that forced the institution to close in May 2023.
Earlier reports had indicated that 11 students were admitted to a local hospital in Kakamega. According to the preliminary reports, two students were admitted with malaria-like symptoms, while nine others complained of abdominal pains.
In a separate interview, Mukumu Girls' Principal stated that three students had been discharged and others were responding well to medication.
She added that the medical practitioner posted at the school was helping the administration protect the students.
"In fact, three of the students have been discharged after their condition improved and are back in school," she stated.
Mukumu Girls had been closed indefinitely on April 3 following a disease outbreak linked to water and food contamination.
Three students and a teacher lost their lives following the contamination reports.
The school was reopened on May 8 after Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Magoha introduced measures to curb the spread of diseases.
Kakamega Governor Fernandes Barasa further destroyed the remaining cereals from the school, which he indicated were contaminated.
