A requiem mass for the 14 pupils of Kakamega primary school who died in a stampede is underway at the Bukhungu Stadium, Kakamega county.
ANC leader Musalia Mudavadi, Ford Kenya leader Moses Wetangula and Kakamega governor Wycliffe Oparanya are in attendance.
A somber mood has engulfed the memorial with small coffins bearing the remains of the fallen victims lined up on tables.
The national government in collaboration with the Kakamega county government will cater for all expenses of the burial of the pupils.
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Police are still conducting investigations to establish the cause of the stampede that left 39 others seriously injured.
Reports indicated that the class four and five pupils were running out of class at 5pm when the tragedy occurred.
Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha closed the school for a week to pave way for investigations.
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