Police have launched investigations after a form one student at Kilungu Boys High School, in Makueni County died in unclear circumstances. 

Preliminary reports indicate that the form one student who was admitted at the school on January 14, 2024 died due to stomach complications.

Meanwhile, other unconfirmed reports show that  the form one boy had injuries on his head.

However the school administration has called for calm, urging parents and guardians to ignore rumours and speculations circulating on social media about the death of the student.

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In a message to parents, the school principal maintained that the school was safe for all the learners. 

“To all our Parents/Guardians. It’s quite unfortunate that one of our new form 1 students suddenly fell sick on Thursday and passed on while in the hospital. 

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“Ignore the false and malicious information circulating in the social media and assure you that your sons are quite safe in school. Let’s pray for the family,” the school principal noted in an SMS to parents.

This comes a few months after Sacred Heart Mukumu Girls High School in Kakamega County was closed indefinitely on April 3, 2023 following the death of two students after suspected food and water poisoning.

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Regional Education director Jared Obiero confirmed that the school was closed to avoid the spread of the infections.

This was after more than 100 Mukumu students were admitted to various hospitals in Kakamega on March 28 with fever and diarrhoea symptoms.