Bungoma: Mum of Form 2 Boy Who Died in School's Septic Tank Painfully Narrates His Last Moments

 

Siaya mum Jecinta Ndiege (l) emotionally recounts her son John-Mark Ombok's (r) last moments before dying in school.

A heartbroken mother who lost her child over the weekend has painfully narrated the events that led to his death. John-Mark Ombok died on Sunday, September 15, at Friends School Kamusinga, leaving his family adversely affected by the news. How did John-Mark Ombok fall into septic tank? His mother, Jecinta Ndiege, painfully recalled her son's last moments as she demanded justice following the loss. The family refuted claims that their son took away his life by throwing himself in a septic tank, as were the prior reports. 

"One of his schoolmates said they were queueing to use the toilet. They were many so they took a little longer. After taking a long time, a teacher started chasing them with a stick, so they started running. John-Mark, one of them, stepped and slipped on the open septic. It did not have a cover," she told Citizen TV Kenya. The school should be held responsible, Ndiege says The grieving family of the teenager blamed the school's administration for their negligence after the death of the Form Two student. "The school should come out and accept that they did not do their due diligence on living with the children in school with a septic tank that is widely opened without a cover," the Siaya mum said. 

by  John Green