The Kibera High Court has declined to release eight Utumishi Girls Academy students charged with the murder of 16 fellow students in the school's deadly dormitory fire on bail.

Eight students from Utumishi Girls Academy have pleaded not guilty to 16 counts of murder over a dormitory fire that killed 16 schoolmates on the night of May 28.

Eight students from Utumishi Girls Academy have pleaded not guilty to 16 counts of murder over a dormitory fire that killed 16 schoolmates on the night of May 28.