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Eight students arrested in deadly Kenyan school dorm fire

Kenyan police have arrested eight students on suspicion of arson after a deadly fire ripped through a girls’ school. Grouped from 6 articles across 5 sources.

6 reports5 sourcesMay 29, 2026, 5:34 PM
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Al JazeeraMay 29, 2026, 5:34 PM

Eight students arrested in deadly Kenyan school dorm fire

Kenyan police have arrested eight students on suspicion of arson after a deadly fire ripped through a girls’ school.

ABC NewsMay 29, 2026, 11:39 AM

Kenyan police arrest 8 students on suspicion of arson after deadly girls school fire

Kenyan police have arrested eight female students on suspicion of arson after a fire destroyed a dormitory at a boarding school

ABC AustraliaMay 29, 2026, 1:49 PM

Eight students arrested over deadly girls' school fire in Kenya

The fire, at the Utumishi Girls' Academy Senior School in Gilgil in west-central Kenya, broke out in the early hours of Thursday morning and also injured 79 students.

BBC NewsMay 29, 2026, 11:22 AM

Eight students arrested in Kenya after suspected deadly school arson attack

Sixteen pupils died in the fire that ripped through a dormitory while they were asleep.

Sky NewsMay 29, 2026, 11:28 AM

Kenyan police arrest eight students over fatal boarding school fire

Kenyan police have arrested eight students on suspicion of arson, after a fire in a dormitory at a girls’ boarding school killed 16 children.

Al JazeeraMay 29, 2026, 2:40 PM

Eight girls arrested on suspicion of arson after Kenya school fire

The fire broke out at the Utumishi Girls Academy Senior School in Gilgil, killing 16 people and wounding 79 others.

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