This archive report was first published on 9 September 2019.
Published on September 9, 2019, a family in Rongo is seeking answers from Isebania Boys High School after their son died a day after reporting to the institution.
Fredrick Oyugi, a form one student, left home on Wednesday last week only for the family to be informed that he is dead a day after reporting to school.
The family now wants answers to why they were only informed of the death of their kin after the body had already been taken to the mortuary and the preservation process had started.
According to the mother of the deceased, Risper Oginga, her son fainted in class in the presence of the teacher.
‘I received a call from the school asking me if my son had complained of any issue while at home during the school holiday,’ the grieving mother said.
When they visited the mortuary, they found the body lying on a table and the preservation process already started.
‘We found him lying on a table, with an injection in his eye, and I asked what the blood was for on his chest. They told us they had given him medicine, but the injection had not taken effect,’ said the tearful mother.
The family claims they cannot access the body of the deceased at the mortuary without approval from the school.
They now want the principal of the school to explain what might have happened to their son.
