The spirit of deaths and killings has been following a number of candidates. Most have lost their lives in most devastating and mysterious ways. These have lost most of the parents and relatives in tears.
But what can we say of a candidate who rises and even takes life of family member? Is it demonic spirit or the side effects of exams phobia or fear of failure?
A boy from Kakamega County, who wrote the primary school national examinations two weeks ago, has been arrested for killing his father in a fight over a two-kilogramme tin of maize.
The 18-year-old is from Kakamega North Sub-county. He just wrote his Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) examinations.
The boy is accused of hitting his father on the head with a sharp object, killing him instantly, as they scuffled on Wednesday night.
Divisional police chief Mr Peter Mwanzo said the disagreement erupted after the father retuned home and took the maize for sale, an action which the boy opposed.
Mr Mwanzo said the man may have been drunk.
“The boy confronted his father and tried to stop him from taking the maize. In the commotion, he hit him with a sharp object, killing him on the spot,” said Mr Mwanzo.
The suspect was taken to Webuye Sub-county Hospital for age assessment before he is arraigned on a murder charge.