Parents Mourn Kakamega Pupils Who Perished in a Monday Evening Stampede
Some pupils who survived the stampede at Kakamega Primary School that claimed the lives of 14 learners have claimed that a teacher was chasing them to leave the institution after classes in the evening.
Grieving parents of the pupils who died in the stampede on Tuesday morning gathered at the Kakamega County Teaching and Referral Hospital mortuary to identify their bodies.
Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha, Principal Secretary Belio Kipsang and Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya arrived at the school Tuesday morning to assess the situation.
Also present was Kakamega Senator Cleophas Malala, former Kakamega senator Dr. Boni Khalwale and Government Spokesman Cyrus Oguna.
The leaders went into a meeting with senior county security and education officers and the school’s management.
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