Some leaders have attributed the cholera outbreak to poor sewer systems in the City. [Photo/standardmedia.co.ke]
Three people have been admitted at Mukuru community centre hospital in Mukuru kwa Njenga Slums in Nairobi County with cholera related symptoms.
The three are reported to have consumed food from a vendor who was operating in open air.
Back to back and in what appears to be business as usual, food joints within the CBD continued with their operations, while customers flocked the joints oblivious of the possible danger they were exposing themselves to.
The directive by the Director of Medical Services, ministry of Health Dr. Jackson Kioko ordering the cancellation of all medical certificates for food handlers and vetting afresh of food vendors licenses appears to have fallen on deaf ears, as the food vendors remained adamant that the directive was impractical.
They insist they have complied with the required standards and will not be shutting down their businesses any time soon.
As they play hard ball with no signs of county health officials in the vicinity, three deaths have been reported in the past three months while 336 others including two cabinet secretaries have been treated for cholera.
The Nairobi county government which is worst hit by cholera has since activated cholera treatment centers and enhanced water treatment.