Recruitment exercise in the ongoing police selection across the country turned tragic after one, Johnston Elijah Ochieng, died at the Busia county stadium.
Ochieng, a third-year student at Kenyatta University collapsed after running five rounds in the field.
According to his brother, Wilson Ochieng’, the 26-year-old had opted to try his luck in the recruitment.
He indicated that he had no known illness but the post-mortem will reveal what could have caused his death.
“He had been training hard for the past week,” he said.
A witness told the press that the deceased reduced his speed all of a sudden as police officers reached out to him with first aid.
“We were called in to help and have him rushed to the hospital, unfortunately, he had died,” he said.
The witness further noted that there were no medics on the ground to help the situation.
“We would not have lost this young man if we had doctors on-site during the recruitment drive,” said the witness.
His body was later transferred to Busia county hospital mortuary awaiting post-mortem.
