A candidate collapsed and died minutes after the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exam began.
Victor Kipkoech Mutai, a student at Chilchila Secondary School in the Kipkelion West constituency, collapses in the examination hall in the middle of writing his English test.
County Commissioner John Kamua Karungo said the candidate was pronounced dead at Fort-Tenan Sub-County Hospital, where he was taken for treatment.
“We are yet to get to know from the candidate’s family whether he was suffering from any health condition which could have led to his death,” he said.
The county commissioner said the candidate reportedly did not show any signs of unwell before the commencement of the examination.
Karungo said the rest of the school’s students are taking their exams because information about the incident is being managed properly so that other students don’t worry.
