KENYA: Devastation as country mourns 16 students who died in a dorm fire

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Parents overcome by emotions at Utumishi Girls Academy in Gilgil on May 28, 2026. [Collins Oduor, Standard]

A devastating dormitory fire at Utumishi Girls Academy in Gilgil, Nakuru County, has left 16 students dead and scores of others injured.

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