Nakuru County Health CeC Dr Kabii Mungai has dismissed reports published in a local daily indicating that at least 20 children have denied of pneumonia related complications at the Nakuru Level Five Hospital ( Rift Valley General Hospital).
Speaking during a phone interview, Kabii termed the reports as misleading and untrue.
"I also read the reports in the newspaper and I was shocked because those are pure lies and there is nothing like that," said the minister.
"The records are there for all to see; we have only lost four children who were suffering from acute pneumonia but not 20 as reported," he added.
He said the county government has put enough measures in place to deal with increased pneumonia infections in Bahati and the surrounding areas.
He called on the media to be seeking clarification before publishing such sensitive information.