A form four student struck by lightning while preparing for tournament at Samoei Boys in Nandi county. Photo: Gwiji Digital Facebook.
The community of Samoei Boys High School in Nandi Hills Constituency, Nandi County has been thrown into mourning after a form four student was strike by lightening on Saturday, May 24, evening at the school compound.
The 17-year-old boy was struck by lightning while training for an upcoming rugby tournament that was planned for tomorrow Sunday, May 25
Confirming the incident while addressing journalists, Nandi East Police Commander Leahriwala Jeremiah, said the unfortunate incident happened at around 4pm, while the deceased was training with his teammates, when he was struck and died on the spot.
Jeremiah said the student was struck from the head, tearing off his clothes, terming the student’s death painful, as he died lying on his stomach, and further offering his condolences to the school fraternity.
“Yes it is true that we lost the student on the spot while practicing for tomorrow’s rugby friendly match. The lightning struck him at the back from the head ,even his clothes were tore off. He died a very painful death while lying on his stomach. It is very unfortunate. Our condolences to the parents and the entire school,” Jeremiah confirmed.
The deceased body was taken to Nandi Hills County Hospital Mortuary, with reports emerging that the boy comes from Kapkolei in Aldai Constituency within Nandi County.
The unfortunate event refreshens the events at Goseta Boys’ High School in Kwanza Constituency in December 2019, where two boys were killed by lightning while in the filed, forcing the area MP Ferdinand Barasa, to erect lightning arrester in the school.
A similar incident was witnessed in Mayuge village in Malava constituency Kakamega county, following the tragic deaths of two students in a suspected lightning strike in March 2024.
The unfortunate deaths mount pressure to the ministry of education, to erect lightning arresters across all schools in the country, as teachers urged to caution student engaging in field activities when it is raining.
