A girl fetches water. [Photo/Daily Nation]

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A secondary school student is nursing serious injuries after he fell into a well while fetching water in Kenyenya, Kisii County on Monday evening. 

Residents said the boy fell into the well after a rope he was using to draw water from the well split into two.

“The rope he was using to fetch water split into two and he fell into the well sustaining serious abdomen, shoulders and leg injuries,” said Mr Widen Ongoro, a resident. 

He said a passers-by who heard the boy screaming rescued him.

The boy is currently receiving treatment at a local hospital.