Ahadi Kenya Trust and other partners took anti jiggers campaign to pupils in Kianjau Primary School and the neighbouring Kiandutu slums.
The pupils were provided with shoes, jiggers drugs and sensitiszed on proper hygiene. They were also treated to a sumptuous porridge.
Dr Stanley Kamau, the Trust CEO insisted on the importance of shoes as he said school going children are usually the most affected as they are known to miss school or be stigmatised because of the jigger menace.
"A major cause is that many schools do not have cement flooring and since many children walk barefoot; the disease is easily spread," said Dr Kamau.
Kamau from Ahadi Kenya urged people to maintain good hygiene in order to prevent jiggers.
"One of the easiest and simplest ways to treat jiggers is through good hygiene, which is why we have stepped up efforts to raise awareness on hygiene in treating the disease," urged Kamau.
Efforts from Ahadi Trust and other stakeholders in the health sector in Kenya has seen over one million victims receive the much needed health and support services.