PHOTO | FILEA Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) candidate has committed suicide in Homa Bay County after losing number one position to a rival in class. SUICIDE NOTEThe school Head Teacher, Elisha Nyandege, said the the boy never used the main school gate while entering from home because nobody saw him. We shall meet again.”CONSISTENT PUPILThe head teacher said the pupil had been consistent in his scores, in spite of falling behind in rank. The head teacher suspects other factors, not just academic pressures, may have forced the boy to take own life. I have been told that he recently sent an SMS telling his father to stop listening to hearsay,” said the head teacher.

Source: Daily Nation September 11, 2017 10:30 UTC