Kakamega County government health CEC, Bernard Wesonga has revealed that test results for St Teresa Eregi Girls High School have been finalized.
According to the health CEC, the results released by different health facilities and the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) indicated that the girls did not have any infection in their bloodstream.
Further, he stated that the medical officials determined that the students may be suffering from hysteria and needed proper guidance and counselling.
Wesonga said that many of the students who were admitted to various medical facilities had been released and allowed to go back to school to continue with their studies.
“According to the results we have received from KEMRI, there is no infection that caused the strange disease.
“Therefore, we have sent nine girls from the general hospital, 19 girls from Mukumu facility and nine girls from the Iguhu facility and all the others who were taken to Shibwe have been sent back to school to continue with their education,” he stated.
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Eregi Girls Closed Indefinitely
On Wednesday, October 4, the school was closed indefinitely after the students went on rampage demanding to be allowed to go home.
This followed the hospitalization of more than 90 students in various hospitals in Kakamega county and a meeting with county government representatives.
Moreover, the administration stated that they allowed form one, two, and three students to have a one week break to allow investigations into the strange illness to continue.
However, form four students were directed to continue with learning as they prepare for the upcoming Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exams.
Earlier on Tuesday, October 3, a section of parents of the girls stormed the school demanding answers from the school principal.
They demanded the release of their children claiming that the school had not yet notified them of the incident.
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Hospitalization of the Students
The students began experiencing weakness in the joints in October second forcing the school to call six ambulances.
“The involuntary movements affected both the upper and lower limbs of the students. The cause remains unknown,” the school stated.
