A Meru court has detained nine students suspected to have burnt down a dormitory at Miathene Boys High School on the evening of July16.
The court ordered the nine to be held for 10 days to allow police to conduct investigations on the suspected arson.
They are currently being held at Tigania Police Station, Ngundune in Tigania West Constituency as detectives continue with investigations into the incident.
Confirming the incident, Eastern Region Commissioner Paul Rotich said property worth millions of shillings was lost in the inferno and vowed to ensure that culprits are brought to book.
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The fire that reduced the entire dormitory to ashes is suspected to have been fueled by a rival school’s strike that had happened just 2 days prior.
The arrest and prosecution comes on the heels of a surge in school fires that have rocked the nation over the last week.
A few days ago, Njia Boys’ High School in the same county went up in flames.
Six students have already been arrested in relation to the incident and are helping police with investigations.
Meru County Commissioner Jacob Ouma said the six were captured on CCTV footages committing the crime.
By John Majau
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