A 2026 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) candidate from Gianchere Friends Senior School in Kisii County has lost her newborn baby girl shortly after giving birth at Keumbu Sub-County Hospital.
According to a police report, the candidate was rushed to the hospital on Monday night after developing severe labour pains.
Police officers led by the Officer Commanding Station (OCS) at Keumbu Police Station visited the facility and established that the student had successfully delivered a baby girl, who unfortunately died shortly after birth.
The candidate is reported to be in stable condition and has continued sitting her KCSE examinations at the hospital under security arrangements.
At the time of reporting, she was sitting for the Christian Religious Education (CRE) examination paper within the hospital facility.
