NAIROBI, Feb. 15 (NNN-KBC)::Sixteen people have been hospitalized following a cholera outbreak in Chemyakow Village in Kositot Sub-location of Pokot Central District.

Former Sigor MP Phillip Rotino is appealing to the Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation, humanitarian organizations and other well wishers to assist residents of the remote village with clean water and medical supplies.

Speaking to KBC on phone, Retino expressed concern that the contagious disease was likely to spread rapidly if urgent intervention measures are not put in place.

He urged residents to observe high hygiene and sanitation standards by particularly by boiling drinking water and washing their hands.

Rotino noted that the only health facility in the region, Oppollo Dispensary was already overwhelmed with cholera patients.

-NNN-KBC

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