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When school buses become agents of death on our roads

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Wreckage of Kapsabet Boys' bus involved in an accident along Marigat-Kabarnet Road, Baringo, on March 16, 2024. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

When a group of Form Two students of Kapsabet Boys left their school for an academic trip to Lake Bogoria last Sunday, they were optimistic that it would be a success.

As usual, they boarded their 62-seater school bus and kicked off their journey at around 8am.

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