KEMRI to analyse samples from mysterious Mombasa deaths as health probe intensifies
Samples collected from the four bodies discovered in Mombasa’s Migadini area have been taken to the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) in Kilifi for analysis, as health authorities investigate the cause of the mysterious deaths.
Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has confirmed that laboratory tests are underway, noting that the government will release findings once conclusive results are obtained.
“All the tests have been sent to our KEMRI labs in Kilifi, and then we will tell the country what’s going on, but what the DG has said as our technical head is not only for me but for the whole country,” Duale said.
The Ministry of Health has now called for calm as public concerns rise over the unexplained deaths, which have so far claimed four lives in Migadini’s Matangini village, Changamwe.
The deceased, aged between 55 and 91 years, were found in their homes between July 9 and July 14. According to local reports, the victims had swollen bodies and pus-filled wounds before succumbing.
Health Director General Patrick Amoth noted that preliminary investigations suggest the four had pre-existing health conditions, and that no similar cases have been reported elsewhere in the country.
