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When the gun storm started, Pavraj refused to leave his grandmother’s side, even as his friends and family members shouted at him to do so/SARAH WAMBUI

Kenya

Oshwal Academy mourns its students

Neha has been described as a great cook and a smart girl with a very entrepreneurial spirit. She was just about to sit for her International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) exams.

“She was a very good and bright girl. In fact the Saturday before the incident, she received an award for best student in the food and nutrition category. She was a very charming girl but we have lost her,” said Saxena.

The Oshwal schools remain closed and will be opened on Thursday, September 26 before a memorial service is held on Friday, September 27.

Three other girls are hospitalised after suffering gun shot wounds.

“Poorvi Jain, Virani Raisah Hussein and Sihra Harveen Kaur are very strong girls because they were there when it happened and they got shot in the process. We are still trying to take them out of the trauma because they are shaken,” explained Saxena.

Saxena had also said that more students from the Oshwal schools could have died in the tragedy but were saved by various school trips.

She said that the trips prevented them from hanging out at the Mall, which is popular among them.

“God was there to save the others because many of our students frequent Westgate on weekends but on that day there were quite a lot of school trips,” said Saxena.

“In fact Neha’s sister had gone for the President’s award pre-bronze trip and there were geography and netball trips. Westgate is a favourite for many of our children.”

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Oshwal Academy will offer counselling to its students and staff members to enable them overcome the tragic event.

May the souls of those who perished rest in peace and may those who suffered physical wounds and trauma get well soon.

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