Teachers and students at Nyabisase SDA School in Kisii county are in mourning following the death of a form four candidate few hours before he could sit the national examination. Mathius Ombiro who was among the candidates in 2018 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE), was pronounced dead on the evening of October, Sunday 21, at Christmarine Hospital in Kisii.
Another case happened to a candidate in Trans-Nzoia County who died after allegedly consuming ethanol. The 21-year-old Job Murambi, was a student at Meso Mixed Day Secondary in Kiminini constituency.
According to his parents Thomas Orina and Mary Moraa said their son had complained of ill health for a few weeks before he underwent a scan at Kisii Teaching and Referral Hospital. The KCSE candidate had been diagnosed with liver infection and was put on medication by doctors and later discharged to school but his condition worsened teachers to seek further treatment.
Omiro was treated at a mission hospital in South Mugirango sub county and discharged to take rest at home but still complained of ill health. Nyamache Sub-county Education Director Janet Onduso confirmed the candidate died in hospital where he was undergoing medication. On Monday, October 22, a section of the candidates sat oral tests examined in Arabic, French and German languages.