Over 20 people have been admitted at Olenguruone sub county hospital after eating contaminated food at a circumcision ceremony in Kuresoi sub county. The ceremony which was held at Chepakundi village had brought together friends and relatives of the initiates as per the Kalenjin cultural practice.
The victims claimed that they started feeling unwell after taking different kinds of delicacies that were served during the ceremony.
Nakuru county chief officer for Education, Culture, Youth and Social service Mr. Joseph Tonui who visited the victims at the hospital urged the residents to maintain high standards of hygiene in order to avoid food contamination.
Tonui said that since the cholera outbreak was reported in Nakuru several months ago, the county government is on high alert to avoid a recurrence.
Mr. Stanley Koech who is the doctor in charge of Olenguruone Hospital confirmed that the hospital had received patients complaining of stomach related ailment several hours after eating food at the initiation ceremony.