Dormitories Burnt as Fire Incidents Rock Machakos, Makueni Schools
Police have launched investigations into the cause of the fires..
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Fires have ravaged dormitories in two high schools in Machakos and Makueni counties within a day, prompting police investigations. No student injuries were reported in either incident, though property damage was extensive.
- On Friday morning, a dormitory at Mbooni Boys High School in Makueni County was destroyed; the cause remains unknown.
- The previous evening, September 11, a fire at Mumbuni Girls Secondary School in Machakos destroyed part of a two-storey dormitory, with firefighters from Machakos County containing the blaze.
- Machakos Deputy County Commissioner David Rotich confirmed no casualties, though a few students treated for shock at Machakos Level 5 Hospital were discharged.
- These incidents follow a suspected arson attack on a dormitory at Cheptenye Boys High School in Kericho County on Thursday afternoon, which housed over 100 students.
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Fires Ravage School Dormitories in Machakos, Makueni, and Kericho Counties - September 2025
A series of fires has affected several high schools in Kenya. In Kericho County, a dormitory at Cheptenye Boys High School was destroyed by a fire on Thursday afternoon, leaving over 100 students stranded. Similarly, fires have ravaged dormitories in two high schools in Machakos and Makueni counties within a single day. No student injuries were reported in any of the incidents, though property damage was extensive. Authorities have launched investigations into the causes of the fires. A new report by the Association of Kenya Insurers (AKI) highlights that the majority of Kenyan schools are exposed to significant risks from such disasters due to a severe lack of non-motor insurance coverage.
