Students Hospitalised After Teargas Incident During School Unrest
The latest incident comes amid growing concerns over student unrest in schools across the country, which has seen close to 40 schools closed indefinitely...
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Several students at Bishop Sulumeti Girls' School in Kakamega were hospitalized on Sunday night after police used teargas to quell unrest. The students were reportedly protesting water shortages.
- An unspecified number of students required medical attention following the use of teargas.
- The incident involved students from Bishop Sulumeti Girls' School and police.
- The unrest occurred amid a recent wave of similar incidents across nearly 50 schools nationwide.
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