A Kenya Police recruit collapsed and died during a recruitment exercise in Webuye West, Bungoma county on Monday. The man is said to have collapsed while doing pushups before being rushed to Bokoli Subcounty Hospital where he was pronounced dead. The recruit Dennis Mukhebi, who hailed from Bokoli area, is said to have gone through all the initial recruitment stages but collapsed while doing push ups. Mukhebi, an engineering student at NYS college, Nairobi, is said to have tried joining the police force for several years without success. Bungoma West subcounty only recrutied 12 applicants, though thousands showed up for the exercise.

Source: The Star February 22, 2021 13:38 UTC