Tragedy struck a village in Gichugu, Kirinyaga County after a man seeking to join the Kenya Defence Forces collapsed and died.
He collapsed on Tuesday during the ongoing KDF recruitment exercise and was rushed to hospital where he died.
Police said Francis Wachira Kabuga collapsed after finishing the final lap while entering the gate of the stadium where first aid was administered before he was rushed to the Kianyaga sub-county hospital.
The cause of the death is yet to be established.
He was later taken to Kerugoya County Referral Hospital as his condition worsened, where he died in the evening.
Kirinyaga East sub-county police commander Millicent Ochuka said said the deceased was running with other recruits before he developed complications and died after being taken to Kerugoya Hospital.
Police said they are waiting for postmortem to establish what caused his death.
The family of the deceased said Wednesday they were shocked with the news of the death.
