Police in Lugari are investigating an incident in which a Form Four student collapsed and died after participating in marathon.
Timothy Akila, a 20-year-old student of St. Charles Lwanga Koromaiti Secondary School in Lugari Sub-County, Kakamega County, died while receiving treatment at Chekalini Dispensary on Saturday.
Akila is said to have collapsed in the field during school competitions at Chekalini Secondary School.
His Fred Amugunya said he had spoken to him before he left home for school, and he was just fine.
“I spoke to him in the morning, and he told me he was going for the school games. I left to run my errands as he went for the games,” said Amugunya.
He later received a call with the sad news of the passing of his son.
“I don’t know what really happened. I just received a call asking me to rush home, that my son is dead,” he added.
The family is now calling for speedy investigations into the incident.
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