The sudden death of a KCSE candidate, Congestina Achieng, on Monday evening has plunged Kanyaliech Village in Koyugi sub-location, Homa Bay County, into deep sorrow.
Congestina, a student at Alaro Central Secondary School, reportedly complained of severe chest pains before she breathed her last, bringing a promising young life to an untimely end. The Form Four candidate passed away just hours after sitting her first two Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination papers on Monday, 2 November 2026. Earlier that day, her teachers had noticed that she was visibly unwell during the examinations, prompting them to contact her parents, who immediately rushed to check on her.
Her father, David Ogweno, said he received an urgent call from the school principal asking him to attend to his daughter after she had completed her first two papers. Her mother, Pamela Atieno, revealed that Congestina had been unwell since last week but had hoped to recover in time to sit her national examinations.
“She complained of chest pains, and I bought her some over-the-counter medicine to relieve the pain so she could sit for the national test. I was later called and told she could no longer continue,”
Ms Atieno said. The family and wider community are struggling to come to terms with the loss.
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