Concerns are mounting over a possible resurgence of tsetse fly infestations and trypanosomiasis in Kenya after lawmakers raised alarm over sharp budget cuts to the control programme run by the Kenya Tsetse and Trypanosomiasis Eradication Council (KENTTEC). The warning emerged during a meeting between the National Assembly Committee on Agriculture and Livestock and KENTTEC officials
Kenya is the latest country to be recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO) for eradicating human African trypanosomiasis, also known as sleeping sickness. The country was given this official status by the WHO at the 79th World Health Assembly in Geneva, after confirmation that indigenous cases have not been registered since 2009. Health Cabinet