A student at Gatamaiyu Boys High School is admitted at Kiambu hospital after he was beaten by a mob after he and three others sneaked into a girls school.
Police say they are waiting for the boy to recover and be discharged, so that he can record his statement.
Lari subcounty police commander Stephen Kirui on Monday said the student was among four students who sneaked out of school on Saturday evening and went to Gachoire Girls High School.
However, hell broke loose when the girls school watchman saw the students who were not in uniform. He suspected them to be a gang of thieves and raised the alarm.
Kirui said the four started running away, got out of the school but members of the public chased them and nabbed one of them.
“Initial investigations show that the students had gone to see a friend to one of them.
"They sneaked inside the girls school, but when the watchman saw them and questioned them. They ran away.
"The guard raised the alarm since he did not know who they were. Three escaped and one was caught by the public” he said.
He was badly beaten on suspicion that he was a thief. He was rescued by police officers from Kagwe police station who were called by residents.
He was rushed to Kagwe health centre where he was attended to but the nurse referred him to Kiambu county hospital where he is admitted.
Kirui added that police have launched investigations.
Residents have asked the government to check on how boarding schools are handling students since some sneak out of their schools and return without the school administration’s knowledge.
“We feel so bad when a student comes home saying they were told to come with a parent, due to an indiscipline issue. Such a case as witnessed here was so ugly. What will the school tell the student’s parent?” James Waiyaki, who is a parent, wondered.
(Edited by Bilha Makokha)
