Packwach Local District Authorities have confirmed that a total of 10 children have died and a number of adults admitted after eating suspected contaminated cassava flour.
Packwach Woman MP, Jane Avur Pacuto suspects the contamination might have been as a result of poor processing.
However, she says sample of the said cassava flour have been taken to national laboratories for further analysis.
"It's unfortunate that we have lost 10 children and a number of adults who are also affected but they were rushed to the hospital and they are now out of danger. Information I'm getting on ground is that they ate food that could have been contaminated. Perhaps this is poor processing, cassava is our staple food." She said.
She further promised to raise the matter on the floor of parliament this afternoon in a bid to establish what caused the death of ten people.
