Worry as Kenyan KCSE Candidate Forced to Sit Exams From Hospital Bed After Health Complications

Worry as Kenyan student sitting her 2026 KCSE examinations was forced to abandon her exam room mid-session after experiencing severe pain that required emergency medical attention, including a blood transfusion.

Risper Wambui Muraya shared her ordeal in a Facebook post on Monday, November 9, 2026, describing how the pain grew too intense to ignore while she was in the middle of writing her papers.

After being advised to seek medical help, she made her way to hospital, where doctors examined her and determined that her blood levels had dropped dangerously low once again, a phrase that suggests this was not the first time she had faced such a crisis.

Rather than lose her chance to sit the national examinations entirely, Risper received an unexpected lifeline.

Officials overseeing the examinations granted her permission to continue writing her papers from her hospital bed, an arrangement that allowed her to press on with her studies even while receiving medical care.

In her post, Risper described the experience as a battle on two fronts simultaneously, one for her physical health and another for her academic future.

“I never imagined that my exams would reach a point where I would have to sit for them from a hospital,” she wrote. “It is not an easy journey. I am fighting for my health while also fighting for my education.”

For Risper, however, the examination period has come with additional challenges, as she has had to balance her academic responsibilities with the need to receive urgent medical attention.

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