Kenyan Police Arrest 8 Girls on Suspicion of Arson a Day After Deadly School Fire
Police said the 8 suspects are being questioned as investigators review CCTV footage and interview witnesses after 16 students died and 79 were injured.
- On Friday, Kenyan police arrested eight female students for suspected arson at Utumishi Girls School in central Kenya after a fire destroyed a dormitory, killing 16 children and injuring 79 others.
- Fires at schools in East Africa are frequently attributed to electrical faults or disciplinary issues, compounded by overcrowded classrooms and the absence of firefighting equipment at most facilities.
- DCI spokesperson John Marete said detectives are reviewing CCTV footage and have questioned 30 students throughout Thursday to reconstruct events and determine the motive behind the attack.
- Parents remained in limbo on Friday morning with no clear information on student releases; one parent told The Associated Press, "We have not even been told about the eight that police have arrested."
- The bodies of the 16 victims were transported to a government hospital morgue on Thursday, where forensic teams are conducting DNA testing to ascertain their identities.
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The fire that struck the Utumishi Girls Academy female school in Gilgil, Kenya, left 79 wounded students, in addition to having caused the death of 16 students. The flames in the teaching unit, which is about 120 kilometers northwest of the capital Nairobi, occurred in the morning of last Thursday (28), at the local time. 303 gold ingots: Former CIA official is imprisoned in the US with R$ 202 million in gold at home Extreme Climate: UN predicts…
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Eight students arrested over 'suspected arson attack' at Kenyan girls' school
The fire killed 16 children and injured 79 others at the school.
Significant developments have occurred in the investigation into the fire at a boarding school for girls in northwestern Kenya, which claimed the lives of 16 students. Eight female students believed to be connected to the incident have been taken into custody.
Kenyan police arrest eight students on suspicion of arson after deadly girls’ school fire
Education Minister Julius Ogamba said the school's board of management had been dissolved and the principal would face disciplinary action for failing to comply with the safety manual
A devastating fire has shocked Kenya.
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