In summary
- Speaking to Ghetto Radio, the residents say that the mysterious disease is causing them to have itchy and very ashy scalps
- According to the resident, Barbershop attendants do not clean the shaving machines and blades properly
Residents of Kibera slums have raised an alarm over a mysterious skin disease that is allegedly spreading in the area.
Speaking to Ghetto Radio, the residents say that the mysterious disease is causing them to have itchy and very ashy scalps.
A resident who sought anonymity claims that the strange skin disease is being caught from a barber shop in the area
” Mimi ni mkaazi wa kibera na Kuna hawa watu hunyoa kwa vinyozi na hawazingatii usafi. Wamefanya watu wengi nikiwemo kuambukizwa magonjwa ya ngozi na ni vigumu kuyatibu,” said the resident.
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According to the resident, Barbershop attendants do not clean the shaving machines and blades properly.
According to the resident this may lead to the spread of other diseases like HIV virus.
” Huwa hawaoshi poa mashini ya kunyoa hao bora watengeneze pesa na hii itafanya watu sasa wapate ukimwi kwa wingi hapa Mtaani,” he added.
They are now calling on public health officers to move swiftly and look into the issue.