- At least 15 students have died, and 74 others were injured in a fire at Utumishi Girls School, a boarding school in Nakuru County, central Kenya.
- The blaze erupted in a dormitory about 1am on Thursday, quickly spreading and engulfing the Meline Waithera Block, which housed 220 pupils, mostly aged 15-17.
- Police and firefighters contained the fire, but the cause has not yet been established, with investigations currently underway by government officials.
- Distraught parents have arrived at the cordoned-off school, with some witnessing students jumping from upper floors to escape the flames.
- The incident highlights a recurring issue of school fires in Kenya, prompting opposition leader Kalonzo Musyoka to call for urgent government action to protect students in boarding schools.
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