By Tony Wafula
Pupils at Sinoko FYM primary school in Webuye East Constituency, Bungoma County have been affected by jiggers that have led to deformation of legs and toes.
The number of jiggers cases within the locality has been on the rise.
Beatrice Khisa, the school head teacher said the cause of the jiggers’ infection is muddy classrooms that aren’t conducive to lower primary pupils.
“The most affected pupils are those in lower primary. It’s my humble appeal to the government through the Ministry of Health and other well-wishers to come to the aid of these pupils so that they can feel comfortable and boost their concentration in class,” she said.
She noted that the performance of the affected pupils have drastically dropped as they cannot concentrate in class.
Bishop Abel Barasa of Agape Mission of Mercy church, who spoke to the press after handing over shoes to the affected pupils, urged the government to come to the aid of pupils and the school by building decent classrooms.
“I have decided to issue shoes to the affected pupils so they can be prevented from contracting more jiggers and also as a way of stopping the spread,” he said.
