- Paltry a day after a KCSE student died mysteriously while awaiting exams in Tigania East, Meru County, another similar tragedy has struck
- This is after a 19-year-old candidate from Mumias collapsed and died inside the examination room today just before his mathematics paper
- The student, who left home with no signs of illness, has left his family devastated and calling for government investigations
Paltry a day after a KCSE student died mysteriously while awaiting exams in Tigania East, Meru County, another tragedy has struck the national exams.
This is after another similar incident unfolded in Ebubere Secondary School, Mumias, where a 19-year-old candidate, Calistus Wamboye, collapsed and died in the examination room on Tuesday, moments before he was scheduled to take his mathematics paper.
Calistus had left home in high spirits alongside his sibling, who is also sitting for the national exams, with no signs of illness—a fact that has left his family devastated and calling for a thorough investigation.
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The death of the two candidates in such a short span has cast a dark shadow over the KCSE exams, which had just begun on Monday.
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In Meru, authorities reported that the Tigania East candidate died only hours before his exams, mirroring the shocking incident in Mumias.
With communities reeling from these losses, the students’ families are appealing to the government to investigate the cause of death in both cases.
Meanwhile, the challenges surrounding this year’s KCSE exams continue. On the same day, two teenage girls in Meru, who were also candidates, delivered babies at a local hospital.
This underscores Kenya’s ongoing struggle with teenage pregnancy, as recent UNESCO statistics reveal that nearly 18% of girls aged 15-19 are either pregnant or already mothers.
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Amid these somber events, Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba, overseeing exam distribution in Kibra, reaffirmed the government’s commitment to maintaining exam integrity.
He highlighted that new anti-tampering technology has been embedded in the examination papers, designed to detect any unauthorized access.
