BEIJING, July 2 -- Kenyan health officials on Monday confirmed the first case of the A/H1N1 flu of a British student who is currently on a tour to the western area of the east African country.

    Soundbite: Beth Mugo, Public Health Minister "Ladies and Gentlemen, I wish now to inform Kenyans that this is the first case of confirmed flu diagnosed here in Kenya"

    Kenyan Public Health Minister Beth Mugo told a news conference in Nairobi on Monday that the east African nation has isolated 34 students from Britain in a hotel in Kisumu after one of them tested positive for A/H1N1 flu on Sunday.

    Mugo said the 20-year-old British student is now in stable condition, though he is not hospitalized.

    The student arrived in Kenya on June 21 and traveled to western Kenyan town of Kisumu by bus had developed a headache and joint pains.

    The minister called on the public to remain calm since the ministry and health departments have put in place appropriate preventive measures.

    Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Nairobi.

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