13 April 2023

• Diana is the third student to die at Mukumu Girls High school.

• She was among 124 students admitted in hospital due to a possible case of food poisoning.

Motivational speaker Sam West is appealing for help towards the burial of the 3rd Mukumu Girls High School student.

Diana Munyasa was in her last year in high school before her untimely death.

West now says that the family is struggling to raise the required amount for the girl's burial. Through his socials, he appealed;

"It's very sad what happened to Diana Munyasa a Form 4 Student at Mukumu Girls. She tried fighting for her life in the hospital as a result of food poisoning at her school. The doctors did their best but the Lord loved her more.

The family is in great pain. I just talked to the brother and they are struggling to raise money to cover the funeral bills.

The family is appealing for support towards laying her body to a final rest on the 22nd of April 2023.

Let's support this family. All donations are going to the brother Dominic Mwambili - 0716733935 (Mpesa number)

Diana had been hospitalized following an outbreak of a disease linked to food and water poisoning at the school. Her death was confirmed by Kakamega County Health executive Bernard Wesonga.

The school had recently been shut down by public health officers, following the death of two students after a diarrhea outbreak.

The outbreak saw over 124 students hospitalized at the Kakamega County General Hospital in a suspected case of food and water poisoning.

Two students, one from Bungoma and another from Navakholo in Kakamega county had earlier died of bacterial infections. It is reported that more than 500 students have been infected by the bacteria.

The Ministry of Education led by Western region Education director Jared Otieno has affirmed that the Ministry of Health is investigating the incident to unravel the cause of the disease outbreak.

The school principal blamed the media for highlighting the incident. Fridah Ndolo blamed the media for the closure of the school following the death of two students.

Ndolo accused the media of having created a toxic environment after revelations that two students died after a disease outbreak.

“This is to notify you that following consultation with the Ministry of Education directors and TSC directors, it has been decided that students break off to heal from the toxic environment already created by media,” she said.

“Kindly ensure your daughter receives medical attention and reports with a medical report on any underlying issue,” she further wrote.

But some parents did not agree with the content of the notice, claiming the principal was shifting the blame instead of addressing the issue at hand.

They raised their concerns in the school's Whatsapp group.

“How did the media contribute to the infections that led to the deaths of our daughters?” one parent posed.

The parent said the media only brought out what the school wanted to cover up.

“Instead of acknowledging the unfolding events leading to closure, deaths, the genesis of mass infections, disruption of learning and trauma to our children, you are blaming the media?” another parent posed.