A family in Kanyaliech village, Karachuonyo constituency in Homa Bay County is mourning the sudden death of Conjestina Achieng’, a 17-year-old Form 4 student at Alaru Mixed Secondary School, who passed away on November 3, 2026, shortly after sitting her second Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education exam.
According to the deputy centre manager, Conjestina began showing signs of exhaustion as she neared the end of her second paper. Her parents were contacted and asked to take her to hospital.
By 8 pm that evening, the family received a devastating call from the centre manager confirming she had died.
The student had allegedly complained of chest pains after finishing her chemistry examination. She was rushed to St. Mariy’s Hospital for emergency treatment but was pronounced dead upon arrival.
Conjestina rushed to hospital
Speaking to Citizen TV Kenya, her heartbroken mother recalled the moment the family reached the hospital, only to find they had already lost her.
“We took her to the hospital. A few moments later we were told she was no more,” she said, struggling through her words.
One of Conjestina’s former teachers, who had taught her from Standard One all the way through to Standard Eight, remembered her as a cheerful, sociable child with a deep love for sports.
Who did Conjestina want to become when she grows up?
He described her as a unique girl in her father’s home, adding that her parents had shared how strongly she had wanted to become a lawyer.
“If you look at how their home looks like, she wanted to upgarde it,” the teacher said, explaining that she had been determined to transform her family’s circumstances.
Despite the pain, the family drew on their faith to find some measure of acceptance.
Conjestina’s former teacher speaks
“Everything is in the hands of the Lord and we have nothing to say,” the teacher said on behalf of those who knew her.
Conjestina’s death has left her village and school community shaken, coming at a moment that should have marked the beginning of a new chapter in her life.
She had reportedly been in good health before the examinations began, and her sudden deterioration during the sitting caught everyone off guard.
