This archive report was first published on 2 September 2019.
On September 2, 2019, a devastating incident occurred at Ragumo Primary School in Kisumu-East Sub County, where a 16-year-old footballer, Moses Ayoo Awuoth, collapsed and later died while being taken to hospital.
Moses, a Form Two student at Kisumu Boys High School and a member of Rae Green Stars Football Club, collapsed shortly after his game with Renja Football Club began.
According to Hesborn Ochieng, the Rae FC coordinator, Moses suddenly fell and was rushed out of the pitch, where first aid was administered.
However, Ochieng revealed that they made a quick decision to rush Moses to the hospital, where he unfortunately died on a motorbike and was pronounced dead on arrival at Wema Hospital in Nyamasaria.
Speaking to Citizen Digital, Ochieng stated that nurses at Wema hospital informed them that the young player had passed on already.
Those who had accompanied Moses to the hospital reported that he had had a convulsion on the way.
The body has been transferred to the Kisumu County Hospital awaiting a postmortem.
