Authorities in Lodwar are looking into the circumstances surrounding the death of a candidate for the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE).
The student was discovered unresponsive at Talent Secondary School on the evening of November 19, 2024.
As per the police report, Kephas Achiro, a trauma and emergency nurse at Lodwar County Referral Hospital, received an urgent call from the school administration at 10:45 pm.
When medical personnel arrived at the location with an ambulance, they found the student, identified as John Ekalale Ewoyarot, foaming at the mouth and being aided by other students.
Despite medical efforts, the student was declared dead.
“The scene was examined, and appropriate measures were taken; no suicide note was located,” stated the police.
The body has been transferred to the morgue at Lodwar County and Referral Hospital, pending an autopsy report.
