Kakamega High School Closed as Fire Destroys Two Hostels, 16 Students Arrested

Kakamega Boys High School was on Saturday closed indefinitely following a fire incident.

Two dormitories were burnt down during the 6:00 am inferno whose cause was not immediately established.

The hostels went up in flames when students were in classes for morning studies and no casualties were reported.

The school’s Principal Gerald Orina said the fire was put out with the assistance of the fire brigade from the county government of Kakamega.

“The teachers on duty had already put the students in class and immediately after at 5.45 am, we saw some fire in the dormitories. We went to put out the fire in order to save some of the students’ properties,” he said. 

Kakamega County Police Commander Hassan Barua said 16 students were arrested following the incident.

Similar incidents have been witnessed in several schools across the country in the past two weeks.

Some of the affected schools include Buruburu Girls High in Nairobi, Chavakali Boys in Vihiga, Kanjuri High School in Nyeri, and Sigalame Boys, among others.