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Grieving family members of the 15 schoolgirls who lost their lives in the Utumishi Girls Academy fire break down in tears during a joint memorial service at Gilgil Stadium in Nakuru County. Hundreds of mourners gathered to pay their final respects and stand in solidarity with the bereaved families as they honored the memory of the departed students. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]
A heavy cloud of grief hung over Gilgil Stadium in Nakuru County yesterday as tears flowed freely while hundreds of mourners gathered for a memorial service for 15 girls killed two weeks ago in a dormitory fire at Utumishi Girls Senior School.
Grief-stricken families were inconsolable as prayers and hymns filled the sombre air in a ceremony marked by raw emotion and collective mourning.
A total of 16 girls died in a dormitory fire on May 29, allegedly started by fellow students in the early hours of the morning.
