The referral to justice of eight female students accused of burning a dormitory at the Utumishi Girls Academy in Gilgil, where sixteen of their comrades died last May, marks a new stage in one of Kenya's most important cases of the year. For the families of the victims, the trial will have to establish criminal responsibilities. For the authorities, it is a matter of responding to a national emotion. But this drama also puts in the spotlight an …
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The referral to justice of eight female students accused of burning a dormitory at the Utumishi Girls Academy in Gilgil, where sixteen of their comrades died last May, marks a new stage in one of Kenya's most important cases of the year. For the families of the victims, the trial will have to establish criminal responsibilities. For the authorities, it is a matter of responding to a national emotion. But this drama also puts in the spotlight an …