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Kenya arrests 8 students for suspected arson over school fire that killed 16

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Parents take photographs of the ruins of the dormitory following an overnight fire at the Utumishi Girls' Academy Senior School in Gilgil, Nakuru county, Kenya May 28, 2026. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya
Parents take photographs of the ruins of the dormitory following an overnight fire at the Utumishi Girls' Academy Senior School in Gilgil, Nakuru county, Kenya May 28, 2026. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya Thomas Mukoya Reuters

NAIROBI - Kenyan authorities have arrested eight students on suspicion of arson over a fire at a girls' boarding school that killed 16 students, the police's Directorate of Criminal Investigations said on Friday.

(Reporting by George Obulutsa;Editing by Alexander Winning)

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This story was originally published May 29, 2026 at 4:54 AM.

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