Plea-taking has been deferred for eight Utumishi Girls Academy students charged with the murder of sixteen schoolmates in a dormitory fire on May 28. The High Court in Kibera ordered mental and age assessments before they can stand trial.

• 16 students died in the fire.
• The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) approved sixteen counts of murder.
• The court is scheduled for mention on July 1.

The High Court in Kibera has ordered that the media be excluded from proceedings in the Utumishi Girls murder case, where eight suspects are accused of killing 16 fellow students. The court made this decision during a virtual hearing on Friday.

• 16 students are alleged to have been murdered.
• Eight suspects, detained at Kabete Juvenile Remand Home, appeared virtually.
• The suspects will undergo a mental health assessment to determine their fitness to stand trial.
• The case will be mentioned again on July 1, 2026.

The Kibera High Court has barred the media from virtually attending the ongoing Utumishi Girls murder case. The proceedings are being held virtually as the eight suspects are held in police custody.

• Eight students are accused in connection with a dormitory fire that killed 16 students and injured dozens more at Utumishi Girls School in Gilgil in May.
• The suspects are facing murder charges and are currently being held at the Kabete Juvenile Remand Home.
• The court is deliberating whether the accused girls should undergo mental assessment examinations before the case proceeds.