Njoro Girls' student died of swollen brain, lack of oxygen

Police officers engage protesters outside Njoro Girls’ School over the death of Brenda Akinyi, a Form Four student, under unclear circumstances. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

A student from Njoro Girls Senior School, enrolled in Form Four,  tragically passed away due to cerebral swelling and oxygen deprivation after a brief acute illness.

Pathologists who performed the postmortem on the student, Brenda Akinyi, noted that she had been ill for several days.