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PS Mary Muthoni warns Kenyans against consuming uninspected meat
07th September, 2025 05:25 PM
The Principal Secretary (PS) for Public Health and Professional Standards, Mary Muthoni, has raised an alarm over the increasing consumption of uninspected meat in the country.
In a press briefing on Sunday, September 7, 2025, the PS directed the health officials to conduct a thorough inspection and reinforce the Public Health Protocols.
“There were twelve households with 32 individuals that were affected. They were hospitals, and there is no cause for alarm because they are being treated,” she said.
“ I cautioned members of the public that any suspected or any meat from an animal that is not inspected is not for consumption, and let us be serious about this.”
Her remarks come just a day after at least thirty people in Nyamira County were hospitalised for eating contaminated meat in Nyamira County.
Is Nyamira meat unsafe?
Thirty-three people were on Thursday, September 4, 2025, hospitalised at the Nyamira County Referral Hospital after reportedly consuming meat from a dead cow.
The Nyamira County Health Department reported that the incident of acute food poisoning happened in Nyakeore Village in Nyamira South Sub-County.
The county disease surveillance team received the information, visited the village, and evacuated the 33 people to the hospital.
Nyamira County Health CEC Donald Mogoi confirmed that the affected people were treated and are in stable condition.
“The Health Department of Nyamira has reported the incidence of acute food poisoning at Nyekeore village, Nyamira South sub-County, after 33 people consumed a cow carcass,” the statement read Nyamira County government read.
“ The County surveillance team received the information, and 33 people were evacuated to Nyamira County Teaching and Referral Hospital, who have been treated and are now in stable condition.”
A coordinated team from the Ministry of Health, the County Government of Nyamira, and veterinary officers has since been sent to the region to trace the source of the contaminated meat and prevent further incidents.
The team is also conducting public sensitisation on food safety and hygiene.
Authorities are now reinforcing public health protocols and urging Kenyans to buy meat only from licensed butcheries and slaughterhouses.
