About 10 Kilgoris Boys high school students in Narok County have been arrested in connection with the inferno at the school, the School principal has confirmed.
The institution was closed indefinitely on Monday, July 24, 2023, following a fire that razed down a dormitory, dining hall, and a classroom.
The School principal Mr. Philip Lipaso, said the students allegedly set the facilities on fire following a water shortage caused by a faulty electricity transformer in the school.
“We had a shortage of water in the school and we were communicating with Kenya Power to replace the transformer since we use electricity to pump water.
However, at around 8:40 pm, some boys started shouting and making noise,” he said.
Shortly after calming the situation, at 9:30 pm, the boys again started shouting and at that time, one class was set ablaze.
“The staff and security personnel who intervened used the hand fire extinguishers to stop the fire since there was no water, and we managed to put off the fires,” the principal added.
He said the students later woke up in the wee hours of Monday and set one dormitory on fire bringing the total damage for the school at around Ksh3 million.
“Although we have sent all the students home until further notice, we appeal to them not to repeat such a thing again but instead learn to dialogue through the school management,” the Principal said.
The decision to close down the school came after members of the school Board of Management held an impromptu meeting following revelations by some students that their colleagues wanted to burn the school.
The area police boss Hussein Wario and the deputy police commander were yet to issue a statement on the incident by the time we went to press.
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