Police step up probe into death of Kisumu Girls’ student as new angle emerges

Police officers at Kisumu Girls’ High School while conducting an investigation on the death of a Form One student who died on May 10, 2019. [Collins Oduor/Standard]

Investigators have begun a probe into the death of a Form One student at Kisumu Girls High School as it emerged that 13-year old Anastasi Chepkemoi may have died at the school, contrary to earlier reports that she died at Kisumu County Hospital.

Without delving into details, Kisumu County Commander Benson Maweu said special investigators were on the assignment which came as the Education ministry sought to crack increasing cases of student suicides and the death of two other high schoolers in Nairobi’s Kangaru and Maseno School in March and April.