A KCSE candidate collapsed and died on Tuesday after finishing his exams in Homa Bay county.
The 18-year-old student collapsed while playing football soon after finishing his Kiswahili and Geography papers.
He was rushed to a local dispensary for medical attention before being transferred to Matata Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
Homa Bay County commissioner Irungu Macharia said the student had not complained of any illness since the start of the exams.