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KCSE candidate dies after being kicked at school

Education Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohammed when she made an impromptu visit to Nakuru Boys High School on November 12, 2018. [Kennedy Gachuhi, Standard]

A family from Mbui Nzau village, Kibwezi West constituency, Makueni County is mourning the death of their child, a Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) candidate at Maiani Secondary School in Mukaa, Kilome constituency.

Benard Mutua, 18 was reportedly kicked on the abdomen by his fellow student while fighting on Saturday before getting stomach complications that led to his loss of life Monday evening.

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