Almost 50 fires have ripped through Kenyan schools this year, 16 schoolgirls have died, and more than 100 schools have temporarily closed. It's not an issue that is coming to surprise people," said Peter Kinyanjui, who survived a school fire when he was a teenager some 20 years ago.

Kenya must confront the dangerous convergence of student anxiety, institutional pressure and digital mobilisation before more schools go up in flames.

Almost 50 fires have ripped through Kenyan schools this year, 16 schoolgirls have died, and more than 100 schools have temporarily closed. It's not an issue that is coming to…