Health Cabinet Secretary (CS) Sicily Kariuki has stated that that there is no Ebola in the country.
Speaking at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport where she had gone to inspect the JKIA inspection centre, the CS noted that the 36-year-old woman who was admitted at Kericho Referral Hospital in Kericho County did not have the deadly Ebola virus.
"Toured the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport this afternoon to ascertain our health team's Ebola prevention and response measure. I assure all Kenyans and our visitors that we do not have any cases of Ebola," she said.
She gave a speech dismissing any suspicions of an Ebola outbreak in the country.
"A 36-year-old lady who had travelled from Malaba town on the Kenya-Uganda border presented on the 16th June 2019 to a Health facility in Kericho after experiencing symptoms of headache, fever and vomiting.
"The Rapid Surveillance and Response Team which has been set up to respond has examined the patient, who is in stable condition, and has confirmed that she does not meet the case definition of Ebola," she said.
"Allow me to confirm to Kenyans that the patient does not meet the case definition of Ebola," she added.
The lady will, however, still remain in seclusion as more tests are done on her blood sample.
This comes at a time the country is in a scare of Ebola outbreak with some cases reported in the neighbouring country, Uganda.
This called for the need to deploy Health Official at entry points into the country for screening. 259 Health officials have been deployed to make sure no one enters the country with this deadly disease.