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Two hotels, Jacaranda and San Valencia in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi,  have been closed after being linked to a cholera outbreak in the East African nation.

Cleopa Mailu, the minister of health who disclosed this on Wednesday, said the hotels had supplied food to venues where cholera was reported.

The outbreak has potentially infected 336 people, four of whom have died.

Confirmed cases include 33 visitors to a recent trade expo in Nairobi.

Two cabinet ministers attending the expo were also taken to the hospital, though it was not known if they suffered from cholera.

The ministry has cancelled medical certificates for food handlers and ordered the Nairobi county health authorities to undertake fresh medical examinations.

The government has also ordered the inspection of all hotels and food venues, and prohibited them from outsourcing food in the capital.

Others areas of Kenya have also been affected by the cholera outbreak.

Kenya has seen several cholera outbreaks in the past months.

In June, around 50 visitors to an international medical conference were taken ill, presumably with cholera.