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June 26, 2026
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Eight Utumishi Girls Students to Be Charged Over Deadly School Fire

Eight Utumishi Girls Students to Be Charged Over Deadly School Fire

The charges stem from the May 28 fire that broke out in a dormitory at the school, located about 120 kilometres north-west of Nairobi...

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Eight students from Utumishi Girls’ School in Gilgil are set to be formally charged with 16 counts of murder following a deadly dormitory fire that claimed the lives of 16 students.

  • Eight students, aged between 15 and 18, are facing charges.
  • The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) confirmed the upcoming charges.
  • The fire, which occurred on May 28, is believed to have been deliberately started, exacerbating issues of overcrowding and locked emergency exits previously noted by the Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba.

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