Kisulisuli school pit latrine collapses, 6 rescued

Nakuru County disaster management team digs through rubble to rescue pupils who were trapped after the Kisulisuli Primary School pit latrine collapsed on May 2, 2018. School taking roll call to establish the number of missing pupils. PHOTO | MAGDALENE WANJA | NATION MEDIA GROUP

What you need to know:

  • School head teacher says they are taking a roll call to establish number of missing pupils.
  • Two of those rescued rushed to hospital for treatment.

Six pupils were rescued at Kisulisuli Primary School on the outskirts of Nakuru town after a pit latrine collapsed on Wednesday.

The rescue operation was conducted by the county disaster management team.

The rescue team leader, Mr Wesley Makori, said at first they did not know how many pupils were trapped in the rubble.

But the school head teacher, Mary Kadiri, took a roll call and established that only six pupils were affected.

"The pupils had just reported for their first day of the second term," said Ms Kadiri.

Four pupils escaped unhurt in the freak incident.

Two others were taken to the Nakuru Level Five Hospital for examination and treatment.