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Failed by his school? Boy attempts suicide after missing KCPE results

The pupil of Kwa Song’e Primary School in Kitui attempted suicide on Thursday, April 15, 2020. [File, Standard]

A 16-year-old pupil of Kwa Song’e Primary School in Ikanga, Kitui South Sub-County attempted suicide on Thursday, April 15 after he missed his KCPE results.

The school had allegedly failed to register the teenager for the national test, resulting in him being locked out of the exams, which were held between March 22 and March 24, 2021.

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