By Mandere Onyinkwa The Universities Student Leaders Association (USLA) has urged the government, education stakeholders and political leaders to prioritize learner safety following a series of school fire incidents in the country. They expressed concern that the incidents have resulted in deaths, destruction of property and disruption of learning across the country, and no lasting […]

By Josiah Kariuki For many Kenyans, the recent wave of unrest sweeping through some of the country’s most prestigious schools is both disturbing and deeply symbolic. The reports emerging from Nyamira County, where students at Nyambaria Boys High School allegedly set ablaze a county-owned tractor and destroyed school property, come at a time when other […]

By KPC Reporter Alliance High School has convened an emergency parents’ meeting after a fire incident affected a section of one of its dormitories, amid heightened national concern over student safety in boarding schools. In a communication to parents dated June 4, 2026, the school said a small section of mattresses in one of its […]

By Dennis Onsarigo Students must understand that there are consequences for setting other human beings on fire. When I visited Naivasha Maximum Prison, I met the only person convicted over the May 24, 1999, arson attack at Nyeri High School that claimed the lives of four prefects. The former student was about 33 years old […]