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 national conversation.

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…