Bishop Sulumeti Girls Students Hospitalised After Police Use Teargas to Quell Unrest

Several students from Bishop Sulumeti Girls School in Kakamega were hospitalized on Sunday night after experiencing teargas effects during a police intervention to contain unrest. The students were protesting over prolonged water shortages. Some reports indicate they switched off the school's power supply and threw stones. The affected students were taken to Lumakanda County Hospital for treatment. The exact number of those treated has not been established. School officials and local authorities have not yet issued a statement.