Requiem mass for 14 pupils who died after a stampede to be held today

Kakamega Jamia Mosque Sheikh Ibrahim Sadala lead Islamic prayers of Nailah Keverenge at Kakamega Jamia Mosque during the burial Service of Nailah who was one of the 14 pupils who died in the Monday Stampede at Kakamega Primary School. [Benjamin Sakwa/Standard]

The 14 pupils of Kakamega Primary School who lost their lives in a stampede on Monday suffocated to death, according to an autopsy report released yesterday.

County Pathologist Dickson Muchana said an examination of some of the bodies revealed damage to the lungs.