Police say preliminary probe points to arson.
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UTUMISHI GIRLS fire: Police say preliminary probe points to arson, eight students arrested and held as persons of interest.
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Detectives arrest eight Utumishi Girls Academy students over suspected arson attack on a dormitory that left 16 dead,…
It has also emerged that plans for a strike were hatched by students over a week ago.
Some students have alleged that the fire was started by their colleagues.
Survivors have pointed towards suspected arson by fellow students.
The closure is to allow for an investigation into the fire that left 16 pupils dead.
The girls were arrested for planning and carrying out a suspected arson attack at Utumishi Girls School in central Kenya.
