The Utumishi Girls tragedy should prompt a broader national conversation about school safety, infrastructure, governance, and investment in education.

Thirty-five years separate the ashes of St Kizito Secondary School from those of Utumishi Girls.

Utumishi school fire triggers a rethink of school safety

With 16 Utumishi Girls Academy students dead and 74 injured, the nation reels from another horrific, tragic incident.

Four days after the Utumishi Girls Academy fire tragedy, parents came face to face with the full reality and impact of the incident as they viewed the charred remains of their…

A 2017 government report linked most school unrest to second term exam pressure, warning that many reforms and safety recommendations remain unimplemented.

'When I tried to escape, the smoke became too much and I was forced to go back and look for another way.'

Church leaders have called for a swift investigation and urgent school safety reforms following the Utumishi Girls Academy fire that claimed 16 students' lives.

The situation at Utumishi Girls Senior School may be indicative of conduct disorder.

Public debate has intensified over Kenya’s child justice system after eight Utumishi Girls Academy students were linked to a fatal dormitory fire.

The tragic fire at Utumishi Girls Academy in Gilgil that claimed the lives of 16 innocent students, and the state and education stakeholders must take this tragedy as a turning…

The Utumishi Girls tragedy should prompt a broader national conversation about school safety, infrastructure, governance, and investment in education.

We must be willing to examine honestly and without deflection, what is happening in the spaces where our children are being raised.

The fire tragedy at Utumishi Secondary School in Gilgil, which claimed the lives of 16 learners and left several others seriously injured, has once again reopened a painful…

In a country where colonial legacy rages on, it is not surprising that human life has stopped feeling sacred.