Kenyan Police Arrest 8 Girls on Suspicion of Arson a Day After Deadly School Fire
Police said the 8 suspects are being questioned as investigators review CCTV footage and interview witnesses after 16 students died and 79 were injured.
- On Friday, Kenyan police arrested eight female students for suspected arson at Utumishi Girls School in central Kenya after a fire destroyed a dormitory, killing 16 children and injuring 79 others.
- Fires at schools in East Africa are frequently attributed to electrical faults or disciplinary issues, compounded by overcrowded classrooms and the absence of firefighting equipment at most facilities.
- DCI spokesperson John Marete said detectives are reviewing CCTV footage and have questioned 30 students throughout Thursday to reconstruct events and determine the motive behind the attack.
- Parents remained in limbo on Friday morning with no clear information on student releases; one parent told The Associated Press, "We have not even been told about the eight that police have arrested."
- The bodies of the 16 victims were transported to a government hospital morgue on Thursday, where forensic teams are conducting DNA testing to ascertain their identities.
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Kenyan police arrest eight students on suspicion of arson after deadly girls’ school fire
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A devastating fire has shocked Kenya.
The Kenyan authorities arrested eight students for their relationship to the "planning and execution" of the fire that occurred Thursday at the Utumishi Female Academy boarding school in Gilgil, Nakuru County (center-west), which killed 16 girls, the police reported this Friday.After talking to students and teachers, and after reviewing the available security footage, the officers identified eight students as alleged responsible for the "provoke…
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