A Form Two student at Mirira Secondary School in Kiharu, Murang'a County, committed suicide by self-poisoning a few hours after he was sent home to replace two calculators that he had allegedly stolen within the institution.
The student's decomposed body was found in a forest near his home a week after he went missing.
According to the deceased's kin, they suspect the boy used tick-control chemicals to end his life in protest of the directive by the school's principal.
He also termed the punishment meted out to him as punitive.
The deceased's sister, Immaculate Wanja, said her brother's tribulations started three weeks ago when a calculator he had borrowed from a Form 3 student went missing while in school.
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This led the boy to borrow a calculator from another student and hand it to the Form 3 student to help him sit the end-of-term examination.
"My brother was also sitting the examination and since he did not have a calculator, he borrowed one from another student," said Wanja
She went on to say that her brother reported the matter to a teacher, who summoned him. Since he was found with a calculator, he and one of the other students were deemed to have stolen it.
"He was not given a chance to explain that he had not stolen the calculator; He had borrowed two calculators from students, one for him to use and the other for the Form 3 student," said Wanja.
In a shocking turn of events, the student's body was discovered in a remote area, partially devoured by wild animals. The missing body parts include a hand from the wrist and a leg from the ankle.
Despite extensive searches by family, friends, and community members, only a belt was recovered at the scene.
Murang'a East Sub-County Director of Education Kamau Ruitha said the ministry officials are investigating the incident.
