Education CS Amina Mohammed has sent a team to investigate the stabbing to death of a student at Lugusi Boys secondary school in Kakamega.
The Form Two student was stabbed by a colleague on Wednesday in a vicious attack which disrupted learning at the institution.
The two students had engaged in an argument which ended in a nasty scuffle in class before they were asked to go the staff room by a teacher to face disciplinary action.
The attacker is reported to have sneaked to the staff room armed with a knife and lunged at his colleague inflicting a deep cut on the left shoulder.
Teachers who rushed to the staff room after they heard screams found the injured student sprawled on the floor and bleeding profusely.
The student died from his injuries as teachers were administering first aid and making arrangements to rush him to the nearest hospital.
“We have sent a team to the school to investigate the matter and establish the circumstances under which the student lost his life,” Amina said in a statement on Thursday.
The Cabinet Secretary said the ministry has also sent a team of counselors to talk to the students to help them deal with the shocking experience.
The team will talk specifically to Form Four students who are about to start sitting KCSE examinations.
Principal Charles Kokonya said students in Form One to Three would be allowed to travel home until Monday as the incident is investigated.