Utumishi fire: DCI positively identifies 7 students linked to arson attack
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Detectives have positively identified seven students from Utumishi Girls Senior Secondary School involved in the devastating arson attack that claimed the lives of 16 students.
- Seven students positively identified through forensic analysis of CCTV footage.
- The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) is leading the investigation.
- 16 students perished in the fire on Thursday, May 28, 2026, in Gilgil, Nakuru County.
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