Kenya: Only Seven Victims Identified After Deadly Utumishi Girls Academy Fire
Officials say 79 learners were injured and seven remain hospitalized as investigators probe safety lapses and planned unrest before the dormitory blaze.
- Officials investigating the dormitory fire at Utumishi Girls Academy in Nakuru confirmed 16 students died, with only seven victims identified so far as authorities noted bodies were burnt beyond recognition.
- Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba cited serious safety lapses at the Academy, noting dormitory congestion and a locked exit door violated school safety manual requirements.
- Following the blaze, 79 learners suffered injuries of varied degrees, with seven airlifted from Gilgil on Thursday for treatment at Kenyatta National Hospital.
- The government dissolved the Academy's Board of Management, and the Teachers Service Commission initiated disciplinary proceedings against the principal and two teachers for failing to prevent reported unrest.
- Forensic experts are working with relatives to identify the remaining victims through DNA matching, expected to involve family members in the ongoing identification exercise.
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