Eight of the nine students of Utumishi Girls linked to the fire that killed fellow learners will be charged with murder in Nairobi on Friday.

Prosecutors in Kenya have prepared murder charges against students accused of starting a deadly dormitory fire in May

Kenyan prosecutors will charge students with murder following a deadly dormitory fire at Utumishi Girls' School that killed 16 pupils. Learn more about the

Kenyan prosecutors said Tuesday they will charge a number of students with murder of 16 schoolmates in the burning of a dormitory in late May that shocked the east African country.

Eight of the nine students of Utumishi Girls linked to the fire that killed fellow learners will be charged with murder in Nairobi on Friday.

8 students accused of murdering 16 fellow learners in the deadly Utumishi Girls Academy dormitory fire ordered to undergo mental health assessments