An inquest into the September 5, 2024, dormitory fire at Hillside Endarasha Academy, which claimed the lives of 21 boys, heard that the school's electrical system failed multiple safety standards.

• The school's electrical system design and installation did not meet standards for public use, featuring undersized cables and inadequate earthing.
• An electrical engineer from the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA), Allan Mogoli, presented findings from an assessment conducted on September 10, 2014.
• Despite expansion and construction of new buildings between 2013 and 2023, the school's electrical system was not upgraded, and extensions were done by an unlicensed worker.