Kenya school stampede kills 13 students

Stampede at Kenya primary school kills 13 children, injures 20 others, local officials say

[Representational image] In this file photo taken Friday, December 9, 2016, a young ballerina runs past a mural as she arrives to take part in a lesson from Kenyan ballet dancer Joel Kioko, 16, at a school in the Kibera slum of Nairobi, Kenya.

Thirteen children died in a stampede at a primary school in the country's western area after they were let out to go home, a Kenyan police official said on Monday. More than 20 other students of Kakemega Primary School were injured during the afternoon incident, said David Kabena, the police in charge of Kakemega central area.

CS Magoha: The loss of a child is very painful. My condolences to parents who have lost their children We want to find out why we had a stampede in the school. PS Belio Kipsang will be in the school tomorrow. We will find out what happened & action will be taken

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