Tharaka Nithi: Student Found Dead Near River After Night Of Running Battle With Police

• Students of Kajiunduthi High School in Tharaka Nithi county went on strike on Monday, July 24
• Police officers from Muthambi Sub-County Police Station were called to help in containing the situation
• The following day, one student was found dead near River Maara with visible injuries on his face

Tharaka Nithi - Parents have called for investigations after a student of Kajiunduthi High School in Maara constituency was found dead in the nearby River Maara.

The students allegedly started arguing with the school deputy principal on Monday, July 24 which regenerated into a strike.

Police lobbed teargas

Students went on a rampage at around 8pm forcing the school administration to call Muthambi Sub-County Police Station for help in containing the strike.

Police who were deployed to the school allegedly started shooting in the air and lobbed tear-gas canisters to disperse the rioting students.

The presence of police degenerated into a running battle as some students jumped over the fence to seek refuge at the nearby homesteads.

"The students said the school administration was being extra strict. Students jumped the school fence and ran towards the river after police were called to the scene. The police allegedly fired what is yet to be established if was a bullet or a teargas canister," a parent said.

On Tuesday, July 25, the body of one of the students was found by residents near River Maara, a kilometre from the school.

Residents said the body had visible physical injuries on the face, but it was not immediately established what could have caused his death.

Geoffrey Gitonga Kiragu, a guardian at the school where his grandson is a student, blamed the school administration for failing to inform the parents on time.

"I was just called by another parent who has a child at the school. I went and picked up my grandchild and we were told to take them back to school by the administration that is when we got the news that one boy had died. The administration should have amicably resolved the differences," Kiragu stated.

Student of Maranda High dies

In other news, Anita Daniels, a grieving mother, came forward with heartbreaking allegations against Maranda High School located in Bondo, Siaya County.

Anita claimed her son, Christian Kiplagat, a Form Three student at the prestigious school, tragically passed away after the institution delayed taking him to the hospital.

Anita claimed her son, Christian Kiplagat, a Form Three student at the prestigious school, tragically passed away after the institution delayed taking him to the hospital.

According to Anita, the events unfolded on Tuesday, April 11, when she received a phone call from Christian's class teacher, who informed her that he had been admitted to Haven Hospital in Bondo.

"It was on Tuesday April 11, at around 11am when his class teacher called me and informed me that Christian had been admitted to Haven hospital in Bondo having been diagnosed with malaria and bacterial blood infection and meningitis," she wrote.