A KCPE candidate at Koyoo Primary School Homa Bay County has been rushed to Kisii County Referral Hospital in a critical condition after consuming poison under unclear circumstances.
Rooney Okoth Ongola, 18, consumed a dangerous pesticide known as Triatix on Tuesday night at their home in Kowano village, after writing the three exams set for the first day.
Homa Bay County police Commander Marius Tum confirmed the incident saying the candidate is set to miss the remaining exams owning to his unstable condition.
According to the area Assistant Chief James Omino, the candidate phoned one of his fellow candidates informing him of his poisonous act.
The pupil, who has been living with his brother, is alleged to have sneaked into his bedroom with the poison and consumed it before notifying his friend.
The administrator also alluded that the candidate had been regularly skipping school as well as disappearing from their home occasionally.
Elsewhere, there was reprieve for the 17 KCPE candidates whose examination materials ‘disappeared’ while on transit as education officials issued them with photocopied examinations.
Area County Education Officer James Nyaga confirmed that the candidates sat for their examinations albeit late at 10:10am and were not affected by the hitch.
We as education officials and KNEC did all we had to do all we can to ensure that all the 17 candidates are not affected. As we speak the candidates are undertaking their examinations like the rest in the country, “said the education officials.
As at now,the head teacher Ann Kirui is leading the police in the search for the missing examination materials. More info later… Seventeen KCPE candidates at Olenamuka Primary School in Narok North are going through anxious moments after their examination papers mysteriously went ‘missing’ while on transit.
Following the incident, Police in Narok are holding a head teacher identified as Ann Kirui. “She (the suspect) is telling police that she doesn’t know how the consignment went missing with her belongings. She is now in our custody,” said Ngeiywa. Ngeiywa said police are investigating the matter and consider it to be is foul play. “We have instructed all officers to look for the materials but we’re yet to trace them meaning there must have been foul play in the incident,” he said.
