Shinyalu MP Fred Ikana now says the government should compensate Mukumu Girls parents who lost their children and (or) incurred expenses for their treatment.
As of Friday, three students and a teacher had succumbed to an unknown ailment.
However, the Ministry of Health said the students consumed food that was contaminated with fresh faeces.
"I will also be seeking to compel the government to come up with a form of compensation to the parents who have incurred so much money treating their daughters and those who have ultimately lost them,” Ikana told the Star.
Further, the lawmaker is also seeking a comprehensive report from the ministry on the ailment at Mukumu Girls.
This follows the school’s closure on April 3, after an outbreak that claimed the lives of three students and one teacher- and left hundreds of others hospitalized, and in critical condition.
Director General for Health Patrick Amoth made the revelation in In a statement on Friday.
"The Ministry wishes to inform the general public that this disease is likely to be a mixture of E. coli and Salmonella typhi which usually occurs if water sources are contaminated with these micro-organisms," he said.
Escherichia coli (E. coli) is a bacteria commonly found in the lower intestine of warm-blooded organisms that can cause food poisoning.
Amoth added that further laboratory investigations carried out on the grains and pulses for aflatoxin turned negative for aflatoxicosis.
"Laboratory tests for Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers (VHFs) including Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), Marburg Virus Disease (MVD), Leptospirosis and Crimean- Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF), Dengue Fever, Rift Valley Fever (RVF) and West Nile Virus have all turned negative," he said.
"The Ministry is conducting further analysis on these samples to ascertain any other potential cause of this illness, and will communicate the finding of these tests."
