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Malava Girls student dies by suicide after transfer request rejected

The Form Two student of Malava Girls’ Secondary died after allegedly taking poison. [File, Standard]

A Form Two student of Malava Girls’ Secondary School in Kakamega County has allegedly committed suicide after her request for transfer was rejected.

The 15-year-old student, Dorothy Kageha, allegedly took poison on Tuesday, July 12 at her parents’ home in Kimang’eti Village, Malava Sub-County.

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