High Court Stops Reopening of Utumishi Girls Academy Dormitory Amid Ongoing Fire Probe
The High Court has temporarily barred the reopening of the Meline Waithera dormitory at Utumishi Girls Academy in Gilgil, ruling that the facility must remain c...
Form Four Students Return As Utumishi Girls Academy Reopens In Phases After Deadly Fire
Form Four students on Thursday returned to Utumishi Girls Academy in Gilgil, Nakuru County, marking the beginning of a phased reopening of the school following...
Court Hears Not Guilty Pleas In Utumishi Girls Fire Tragedy
Eight students from Utumishi Girls Academy have pleaded not guilty to 16 counts of murder arising from the deadly dormitory fire that claimed the lives of 16 fe...
Court Hears Not Guilty Pleas In Utumishi Girls Fire Tragedy
Eight students from Utumishi Girls Academy have pleaded not guilty to 16 counts of murder arising from the deadly dormitory fire that claimed the lives of 16 fe...
Court Orders Mental Health Assessments for Eight Utumishi Girls' Murder Suspects Before Plea
Eight students accused over the fatal dormitory fire at Utumishi Girls Academy will undergo mental health assessments before taking plea on 16 counts of murder,...
Rachel Ruto Leads Emotional National Tribute At Gilgil Stadium As Kenya Mourns Utumishi Girls Fire Victims
The requiem mass for students of Utumishi Girls Academy was held at Gilgil Stadium in Nakuru County, bringing together national leaders, families, and members o...
Kenya Red Cross Raises Alarm Over Rising School Fires As 47 Institutions Affected
The Kenya Red Cross has raised concern over a sharp rise in school fire incidents across the country, revealing that 47 schools have reported fire outbreaks sin...
Court Allows Police To Detain Nine Utumishi Girls Students For 21 Days Over Deadly Dormitory Fire
The High Court in Naivasha has granted police permission to detain nine students from Utumishi Girls Academy for 21 days as investigations continue into the dev...
Sifuna Accuses Government Of Defying Court Orders Over Ebola Facility
Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna launched a sharp attack on the government during Senate proceedings, accusing state agencies of failing to protect Kenyans and disr...
Ichung’wah Links School Arson To Violent Protest Culture
Majority Leader and Kikuyu MP Kimani Ichung'wah has suggested that the growing trend of school arson could be influenced by the culture of destruction witnessed...
Seven Utumishi Girls Academy Students Arraigned Over Deadly Dormitory Fire
Seven students linked to the deadly fire at Utumishi Girls Academy in Gilgil were arraigned at the Naivasha Law Courts on Tuesday as investigations into the tra...
Oscar Sudi Warns Students Against School Arson During Ngeria Girls Swimming Pool Launch
Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi used the commissioning of a new swimming pool at Ngeria Girls Secondary School to call on students across the country to protect school i...
Sifuna Launches Fierce Attack On Ruto Government At Mzee Wangamati Funeral
Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna delivered a highly charged political address during the burial of Mzee Patrick Wangamati Kimingichi in Bungoma County, blending con...
DCI Reviews CCTV Footage as Eight Students Face Questioning Over School Inferno
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has arrested eight students from Utumishi Girls Senior Secondary School as investigations gather pace into the...
Government Dissolves Utumishi Girls Academy Board After Deadly Dormitory Fire
The government has dissolved the Board of Management of Utumishi Girls Academy and launched disciplinary action against senior school officials following the de...
DCP Secretary General John Methu Mourns Utumishi Girls Academy Victims
Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) Secretary General and Nyandarua Senator John Methu has issued a strongly worded statement following the tragic fire at Utumis...
Nation In Shock As Gilgil School Blaze Claims at least 16 Lives And Injures Over 80 Students
A devastating fire broke out at Utumishi Girls Academy in Gilgil, Nakuru County, in the early hours of Thursday morning, triggering a large-scale emergency resp...