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KCPE candidate commits suicide over test

Pupil hangs himself for coming second in exam. (Photo: Courtesy)

A Kenya Certificate of Primary Education candidate has allegedly committed suicide in Homa Bay County for not performing well in a test.

The Class Eight pupil at Olodo Primary School was said to have hanged himself in the school compound at the weekend using a sisal rope.

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