In Kargi Location, Marsabit County, a disease outbreak has caused at least nine fatalities and over 80 other people to become seriously ill.
Moses Galoro, the senior chief of the area has urged for an early action to prevent future tragedies.
Preliminary tests indicated the possibility of a violent malaria outbreak, according to local media reports.
According to Chief Galoro, six adults, and three children aged between one and three years have died from the disease.
The affected individuals had a history of travel outside of Marsabit County, having arrived from satellite camps in the areas of Archers Post and Merille. Only five of the 27 patients who were screened for malaria had a positive result.
Flu-like symptoms, yellow eyes, and excruciating headaches are among the symptoms that the majority of those who are affected display. However, the latest victim, who died at Kargi Health Centre, exhibited flu-like symptoms, swollen spleen, severe headache, and yellowish eyes, which is similar to Kalazar.
The possibility of visceral leishmaniasis, often known as kala-azar disease, cannot be ruled out, according to doctors.
Anaemia, weight loss, spleen and liver enlargement, sporadic fever attacks, and visceral leishmaniasis are the main symptoms. The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that in over 95% of cases, it can be fatal if untreated.
Since it was originally discovered two weeks ago, the sickness has continued to wreak havoc in the area. Urgent virology tests and mass screening of locals have been asked for by Chief Galoro to discover the exact cause of the deaths and to avert more fatalities.
The epidemic occurs two months after the Kenya Medical Research Institute found an invasive mosquito species in Laisamis and Saku regions of Marsabit county.