Tumaini Secondary Form Two student who was accused of killing a teacher will remain in custody for one more week.
The student appeared in court on Monday, when he failed to plead to the charges for the second time since the judge was away.
He has been charged with killing Mr Peter Mogusu Omare, a Physics and Computer Studies teacher at Hopewell Secondary School in Barut, Nakuru County on January 24 while in the company of others not before court.
Mr Omare died after he was attacked and hit by blunt object on the head. The teacher had earlier confiscated a mobile phone from a student.
Found connected to the murder, the Form Two student has been in custody since January 24.
High Court Judge Janet Mulwa had on January 28 directed that the suspect be taken to Nakuru Level Five Hospital for mental tests.
His has been set for February 20.