One person died, and several others injured in a stampede during the issuance of bursary forms at Githurai 45 in Kiambu county.
Residents were fighting to be served by Ruiru Member of Parliament Simon King’ara, who was personally issuing the forms when the incident occurred.
The victim was run over after the crowd started scrambling for forms while three other women were also injured and rushed to hospital.
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The deceased, identified as James Atanga was rushed to a nearby hospital before he was transferred to Kenyatta University Teaching, Research and Referral Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
He was 45 years old and a father of two.
According to his wife Pamela Munyangi, James had left home to collect a bursary form for their child who is in Form Four.