It has also emerged that plans for a strike were hatched by students over a week ago.

Death toll in Utumishi Girls inferno climbs to 16, seven other students admitted to hospital, Education CS Ogamba says cause of fire yet to be established.

Death toll in Utumishi Girls inferno climbs to 16, seven other students admitted to hospital, Education CS Ogamba says cause of fire yet to be established.

(AP) — A fire ripped through a dormitory in a girls' boarding school in Kenya on Thursday, killing at least 16 students, a government official said. It's the latest such incident…

The dormitory fire at Utumishi Girls Academy has sparked an outpouring of grief.

Survivors have pointed towards suspected arson by fellow students.

A dormitory fire at Utumishi Girls Academy in Nakuru County, Kenya, has killed 16 students and left 79 hospitalised, reigniting concerns over recurring school fire tragedies in…

Some students have alleged that the fire was started by their colleagues.

A tragic dormitory fire at Utumishi Girls Academy in Gilgil has left 16 students dead, dozens injured, and families and the nation in deep mourning as investigations continue.

A suspected arson attack at a Kenyan girls’ boarding school has left 16 students dead and 79 injured, exposing alleged negligence, overcrowding and ignored warnings. Authorities…

Detectives arrest eight Utumishi Girls Academy students over suspected arson attack on a dormitory that left 16 dead, investigations continue.

Police say preliminary probe points to arson.

The girls were arrested for planning and carrying out a suspected arson attack at Utumishi Girls School in central Kenya.

Fires are common at Kenyan schools, with many set by students protesting harsh discipline and poor conditions.

Eight students have been arrested in connection with a suspected arson attack at a Kenyan girls' school that killed 16 children. Investigations are ongoing

Kenyan police on Friday said eight students had been arrested over a suspected arson attack at a girls' school that killed 16 children and hospitalised 79 others.

Sixteen children were killed and dozens injured in fire on Thursday

The fire, at the Utumishi Girls' Academy Senior School in Gilgil in west-central Kenya, broke out in the early hours of Thursday morning and also injured 79 students.

The fire broke out at the Utumishi Girls Academy Senior School in Gilgil, killing 16 people and wounding 79 others.

It has also emerged that plans for a strike were hatched by students over a week ago.

Pressure mounts on the government over the Utumishi Girls fire tragedy as leaders, unions and parents demand accountability over safety failures.