By Ongaga Ongaga The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has approved charges against students implicated in the deadly arson attack at Utumishi Girls Academy in Nakuru County, an incident that claimed sixteen lives last month. Following a review of the inquiry file submitted by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the DPP confirmed that the […]

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 […]

By Mandere Onyinkwa The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has confirmed significant progress in the probe into the tragic fire at Utumishi Girls Senior Secondary School in Gilgil, Nakuru County, where sixteen students lost their lives recently. In a statement issued on Sunday, the DCI revealed that forensic analysis of CCTV footage, combined with collaboration […]

By Nyang’au Araka Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has called for the installation of comprehensive CCTV surveillance systems and central monitoring control rooms in schools across the country. Murkomen made the call following the deadly fire tragedy at Utumishi Girls Academy that claimed the lives of several students. Speaking during a thanksgiving ceremony at Kipsigis […]

By KPC Reporter The nation is reeling after a devastating fire at Utumishi Girls Academy in Gilgil, Nakuru County, claimed the lives of sixteen students and left dozens injured. The Ministry of Education confirmed the tragedy in a press statement issued on Friday, May 29, 2026, describing the incident as “a heartbreaking act of arson” […]

By KPC Reporter Kenya’s boarding schools continue to grapple with a disturbing pattern of deadly fires, exposing glaring safety lapses that have cost young lives and left families devastated. From the Kyanguli Secondary School inferno in 2001 that killed 67 students, to the Moi Girls School tragedy in 2017 where nine girls perished, and most […]

By KPC Reporter Senator Essy Okenyuri is among leaders across the country who have sent messages of condolence following the tragic fire at Utumishi Girls Academy in Gilgil, Nakuru County. The inferno claimed the lives of at least 16 students and left dozens injured. In a heartfelt statement, the senator described the incident as a […]