Kakamega: Sadness when 5th grade student is found dead in her room

• An investigation is underway into the death of a fifth-grade student who was found dead in her room in Kakamega County
• Her grandmother said she was told the 11-year-old girl was found dead shortly after sharing a meal with the family
• She said she became aware of her granddaughter’s untimely death after a disturbing phone call

Faith Chandianya, journalist at TUKO.co.ke, has over three years of experience in reporting politics and current affairs in Kenya

A family inside Kakamega Province is still in shock after the death of their 11-year-old daughter.

How did the Kakamega girl die?

Her grandmother said the fifth-grader looked fine as she left her home with the rest of the house family members.

She told Citizen Digital that she was told the deceased had lunch with the family before going to her room, where she was later found dead.

She said she received a 911 call about the sudden death of her granddaughter, prompting her to call her husband for more information.

‘At first I thought it was one of those scammers calling me. When I called the girl’s grandfather, I couldn’t find him,” the grandmother said painfully.

She rushed back home in panic, hoping the emergency call was a lie, only to have her worst fears confirmed true.

“Investigation needs to be done as losing the girl under such circumstances is heartbreaking,” she further stated.

Nyumba Kumi Constable Rueben Otiende confirmed the incident and urged police to thoroughly investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of the deceased.

Nakuru Grade 1 student found dead after going missing

In a separate incident, a family in Kazamoyo village in Kuresoi North, Nakuru Provincewants justice to be served after the body of their missing son would have been found in an abandoned latrine.

Eight-year-old Samwel Mwangi went missing on October 13 after attending a Sunday service at St Paul’s Mau Summit Catholic Church.

Margaret Mbaire, the mother of the first student, searched everywhere for her son on Monday, October 14, without success, but learned of his death.

Source: TUKO.co.ke