A fire at Utumishi Girls Academy in Gilgil on May 28 killed
16 students and injured 79 others in an overcrowded dormitory with locked exits
and no alarms.
CCTV footage captured suspects starting the blaze around
midnight, leading to charges against eight Form Three girls who police say
planned it amid school unrest.
Overcrowding worsened the tragedy, prompting the school's board
dissolution, vows for safety reforms, and debates over boarding schools and
CCTV privacy.
