Maseno University mourns sudden death of top student who scored straight A in KCSE

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Maseno University mourns sudden death of top student who scored straight A in KCSE

Maseno University is mourning the sudden death of Arnold Shigochi, a promising student from Vihiga County who scored a straight A in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination and benefited from the county government's scholarship programme.

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