The dormitory fire at Utumishi Girls Academy has sparked an outpouring of grief.
A dormitory fire at Utumishi Girls Academy in Gilgil, Kenya killed 16 girls and hospitalized 69 students. The second fatal school blaze in Kenya in two years signals persistent failures in boarding school safety enforcement that regulations alone have not resolved.
By Editorial
The tragic deaths of 16 girls in a school fire at Gilgil in Nakuru County are a painful loss to their families, the institution, the local community and the country as a whole.
The dormitory fire at Utumishi Girls Academy has sparked an outpouring of grief.
It is a reminder that school fire incidents still present a grave danger that calls for comprehensive measures.
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