Kenya: Eight Utumishi Girls Students to Be Charged Over Deadly School Fire

Nairobi — Eight students linked to the deadly fire at Utumishi Girls' School in Gilgil will be formally charged in court on Friday following a hearing in Naivasha, prosecutors have confirmed. The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) said the suspects, who are currently in custody, are expected to face 16 counts of murder over the dormitory blaze that claimed the lives of 16 students and left dozens injured. The charges stem from the May 28 fire that broke out in a dormitory at the school, located about 120 kilometres north-west of Nairobi. Investigators believe the fire was deliberately started after mattresses were allegedly set ablaze near an exit, causing panic among students trapped inside the overcrowded dormitory.

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