One person has been arrested in connection with last week's killing of a Form Four student of Tinderet Boys Secondary School.
The suspect has been locked up at Songhor Police Station in Tinderet as police investigate the matter.
"He is being interrogated as police seek leads to the student's killing," said David Tenay, senior chief of Tinderet location.
"Tension remains high in the area but we have managed to calm the students, who were threatening to cause chaos," he said.
The body of Benard Bett, 18, was discovered in a tea plantation.
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