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AfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> A Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) candidate was on Monday, March 22, found dead in Bomet county, under circumstances suspected to be suicide.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The 26-year-old student was to retake his KCSE exams beginning Friday, March 26, which is the start date for the nationwide examinations.<\/p>\n

Police said that the body was found\u00a0dangling from a tree\u00a0inside his parent’s homestead, an incident that has left the village in shock.<\/p>\n

Reports indicated that this was the second time the man had been re-admitted at the Keroncho secondary school to resit KCSE exams – after an earlier attempt years before.<\/p>\n

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Police said that the student had attempted to commit suicide on Saturday, March 21, but was rescued by relatives, only for him to do it a second time.<\/p>\n

The unfortunate incident left\u00a0Kipturgut village in Sotik Sub-county, in shock with residents saying that the young man was a bubbly individual.<\/p>\n

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According to Sotik Sub-County Police Commander Alex Shikondi, the body of the deceased was moved to Longisa County referral Hospital mortuary awaiting post-mortem, after which it will be released to the relatives for burial.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0national examinations\u00a0are set to begin this week and run for three weeks.<\/p>\n

The KCSE candidates have already begun taking some practical exams as they prepare to officially begin the tests.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, Kenya Certificate of Primary Examination(KCPE) kicked off on Monday, March 22, and are set to end on Wednesday, March 24.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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