Anguished parents have been gathering at Utumishi Girls School in central Kenya since Thursday for news of their daughters following a suspected arson attack that killed 16 pupils.
Frustrated by the long wait as students were held back on the premises, they are demanding answers from the authorities as to the whereabouts and identities of their children.
The fire in the early hours of Thursday morning tore through the upper floor of a dormitory at the boarding school which had 135 bunk beds.
The uncertainty has been unbearable.
Among those waiting was John Muiruri, father of 13-year old student Nicole Muiriri, who has been waiting to hear about the fate of his daughter.
