Makindu Sub-County medical superintendent Kasanga David said the patient was taken ill on Monday around 2.50 pm while unstable with distended abdomen and vomiting. “We received the student at around 2:50pm from Kilome Nursing home with reported three episodes of vomiting,” he said. Doctors moved with speed and provided a provisional diagnosis of peritonitis and immediately wheeled him to the theatre for emergency laparotomy at exactly 3pm, records indicated.

“He showed unstable vital signs and he couldn’t be administered with any drugs before surgical operations and at this juncture the team decided to stabilize his state once again,” Kasanga added. Unfortunately, the boy’s condition worsened and he died at around 3:45pm in the theatre plate before operation was done. Maiana Secondary School Principal Mr. Silvester Wambua said he had handed over the matter to the police for investigations and that he didn’t want to issue any statement. Mukaa OCPD Charles Muthui said the matter was under investigation. Makueni County commissioner Mohammed Maalim said authorities will dig deeper into the matter. “I have instructed the area Deputy County Commission and the police to do thorough investigations on what caused the student’s death, if it’s natural death we say sorry but if it’s something beyond that we will make sure justice is done for the family,” Maalim assured.