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Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen and his Education counterpart Julius Ogamba at Utumishi Girls High School in Gilgil, Nakuru County, on May 28, 2026. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]
A section of the civil society has called for the resignation of Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba over the fire tragedy at Utumishi Girls Academy in Gilgil, Nakuru County.
Addressing a press briefing in Nairobi, the Elimu Bora Working Group blamed the inferno that claimed the lives of 16 students on negligence and failure to enforce school safety standards by the senior ministry officials.
The group demanded immediate accountability over the tragedy, which left dozens injured, describing the incident as a “preventable disaster” caused by years of lax enforcement of safety regulations in Kenyan boarding schools.
