Family of Student Who Died in KDF Recruitment Begs Govt for Help
The student died in mysterious circumstances, with the Kenya Defence Forces yet to issue a formal statement on his passing...
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The family of a Garissa University student who died during a Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) recruitment drive has appealed to the government for employment assistance. The first-year student collapsed during physical exercises in Wajir and was pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital.
- The family requested a government job for a relative, stating the deceased was their "sole hope" for economic upliftment.
- The incident marks the second reported death during this year's KDF recruitment, following a Masinde Muliro University student's collapse in Bungoma County.
- Recruitment exercises are characterized by "intense physical demands" including "long-distance runs, push-ups, sit-ups, high jumps, and other endurance tasks."
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