The Form one student, Emmanuel Kirimi Kaimenyi, who passed away merely ten days after joining the school, succumbed to a natural death, as per an official statement from the school.
On Thursday, January 25, Karimi fell ill in the morning and was quickly taken to Kilungu Sub County Hospital, where he was pronounced dead upon arrival.
The school principal, Geoffrey Muema, reported that the boy had complained of stomach pains and was promptly escorted to the government health facility located approximately 800 meters from the school.
According to Muema, the student, feeling unwell, asked a classmate to accompany him to the toilets. However, his condition rapidly deteriorated, and he lost consciousness. Two teachers rushed him to a nearby hospital.
Shortly thereafter, Kimeu, the principal, received a call from the teachers, requesting his presence after medical professionals at the hospital were unable to revive the boy.
The principal clarified that the boy fell ill a few minutes before ten o’clock, lost consciousness quickly, and passed away at 11 am.
“I immediately informed the Education office and then proceeded to report the student’s sudden death at Kilungu police station,” he informed the Nation on Sunday.
On Sunday, the Chairman of the school’s Board of Management, Kennedy Malinda, revealed that an autopsy had identified the cause of death as an infection, dispelling earlier speculations about injuries from bullying.
“I had promised to issue a statement on the unfortunate incident of our student who passed on at Kilungu Boys School. The postmortem was done this afternoon at Chiromo Mortuary by the Government pathologist in the presence of all interested parties. The results indicated that it was a natural death caused by an infection,” he stated.
