The high school of the highway is closed indefinitely after the fire of a dormitory :: Kenya

The Ministry of Education shut down Highway Secondary School in Nairobi indefinitely after arsonists set fire to the dormitory yesterday morning.

According to the school administration, strangers attempted to burn a dormitory by putting six mattresses on fire.

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Teachers and a group of Muslim students who were praying in a room next to the dormitory noticed smoke and could contain the fire before it spills out.

Inhaled smoke

"Thirty-one students and a worker who tried to extinguish the fire were taken to Kenyatta National Hospital after inhaling smoke but all were released except five who receive additional care, "noted John Oloochua.

million. Oloochua said that none of them was seriously injured. He also said that the dormitory was not very damaged.

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The students were sent home to allow repairs while the police investigated the incident.

The residents of South B Estate, where the school is located, said they heard a fire alarm a few minutes after 6am.

Parents, who arrived at school in the morning, accused management of trying to conceal the incident.

"We do not know anything, the school did not even inform us that a dormitory caught fire, I just heard the news from my neighbor," said Christopher Nzyoka, a parent.

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Meanwhile, five second-year students from Chebuyusi High School, who had previously pleaded guilty to setting fire to the school's store, denied the charges.

The five, who were to be sentenced last Friday, demanded that the charges be re-read because they "did not understand" what they pleaded guilty to.

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They denied having burned the store containing food products, matching equipment and machines all valued at Sh 116,309 on July 15th.

They received a deposit of 80,000 shillings with bonds of the same amount or an alternative cash deposit of 50,000 shillings.

At the same time, three students from Makhokho High School were officially charged with burning a dormitory of 3.2 million shillings after spending a week in detention. It was after the police concluded his investigations that seven other students, three guards and a boarding teacher were released.

Meanwhile, Chief Justice David Maraga warned students against the destruction of their schools.

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Speaking at the Sironga Girls National School in Nyamira County yesterday, Judge Maraga stated that people found guilty of fires schools would be treated like criminals.

"The files are being scanned and if someone is found guilty, you may find it hard to find a job in the future since employers will have access to your file" said Maraga.