Tuberculosis screening in Kakamega was delayed after a matatu strike, amid fears chang’aa drinkers may have spread the disease within the community.
Screening and testing of tuberculosis among chang’aa consumers and other locals in Shipalo village, Kakamega, was delayed amid fears more people could already be infected.
This comes after two people died over the weekend and four cases, including that of a one-and-a-half-year-old child, confirmed.
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