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Pupil left paralysed, now using wheelchair after teachers’ beating

A KCPE candidate left paralysed after allegedly being caned in school on February 2, 2021, on a wheelchair at Iten County Referral Hospital in Elgeyo Marakwet. The pupil has been using a wheelchair for the last 11 days. [Stephen Rutto, Standard]

A Class Eight girl at Kibargoyet Primary School in Elgeyo Marakwet County has been left paralysed from the waist down to the feet and is now using a wheelchair after she was allegedly hit by a piece of wood by teachers.

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