A class six pupil has died after he was allegedly beaten by one of his teachers at Mikuyuni primary school in Kibwezi, Makueni County this afternoon.
The boy was pronounced dead shortly after he was admitted to Kibwezi Amref Sub-county Hospital.
Kibwezi sub county police commander Ben Chagulo confirmed the incident.
He said investigations have commenced to unravel the mystery of the incident.
"Yes, I have been notified about the incident. What I can say is that investigations will begin to get to the root of the matter," Chagulo said.
Chagulo spoke to this writer on the phone shortly after the news on the boy's demise broke.
Irate residents are camping at the hospital's gate calling for the teacher's immediate arrest.
Area sub-county director of education Kennedy Machora said he couldn't comment on the matter until the truth is unveiled.
"I was headed to a funeral in my hometown but due to what has happened, I have cancelled the journey to come back and find out what took place. I'm unable to comment because I don't know what really happened," Machora told this writer on phone.
Machora said a postmortem will be conducted on the corpse to revealed the cause of the boy's death.
"The parents should know that we will attend the funeral and reveal the cause of their son's death," he said.
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