He said one of the victims was a trader who died on Monday night after he was rushed to Port Florence Hospital with cholera symptoms.
Dr Lusi added that tests later confirmed the man was suffering from the deadly water-borne disease.
“We’ve quarantined the area the deceased was admitted. The body is at Port Florence mortuary,” said the hospital’s administrator, Dr Harrison Ouko.
Dr Lusi said 34 Kodiaga prisoners with cholera symptoms had been admitted to hospital at the weekend.
Regional Prison commander Amos Misik said they alerted public health officers on Sunday over the suspected outbreak of cholera at the prison.
“The Ministry of Health came in and gave medication to the inmates. The 34 prisoners were treated and have been discharged. Currently have suspended transfers of prisoners until we are safe from the cholera epidemic,” he said.
Dr Lusi said health officers had been dispatched to Otonglo to investigate the outbreak of cholera.
However, environmental activists have cited a river near the prison as the cause of cholera outbreak.
Magnam Environmental Network director Micheal Nyangati accused the prison of discharging raw sewerage into River Saka, which is used by community as source of water.
“Over the years we have had cases of cholera outbreak in the area.
“We suspect the river flowing from the prisons could be leading source of the disease,” he said.
But the regional prison commander denied the claims.
