The Chania Boys headteacher on Friday, July 24, collapsed and died during an ongoing meeting at the school.
Thika Sub-County police boss Beatrice Kiraguri confirmed that Macharia died shortly after complaining of breathing difficulties.
“I was called from my house by the bursar, I found the deceased inside his car. I drove him to Thika hospital where he was pronounced dead,” Simon Wahome, the deputy principal of the school stated.
Wahome diclosed that the deceased arrived at the school at around 8:30 am and held a two-hour meeting with board member and a contractor on the construction of the new dormitory.
On his part, Thika High School Principal and the Thika West Heads Association chairman Julius Muraya indicated that the late principal had been hospitalised at the Aga Khan Hospital three years ago when he suffered a heart attack and had been on medication.
“The deceased was not only a colleague but a close family friend, I am deeply saddened by his death,” he said.
He added that the deceased previously served in the same position at Kirogo Boys in Murang’a County but had been transferred in order to manage his health.
Recently, there has been a rise in reported cases of individuals mysteriously collapsing and dying.
On Friday, July 17, a woman collapsed and died as she was washing her clothes at her home in Mlolongo estate.
Neighbours indicated that the woman's six-year-old son started screaming and calling on neighbours when he noticed that his mother had fallen down.
The worrisome trend has been witnessed at a time the country is trying to combat the spread of Covid-19.
So far, Kenya has recorded 15,601 positive covid-19 cases. Of the cases, 263 have died and 7,135 have recovered.
