SIAYA, Kenya Dec 5 – Maranda High School dormitories went up in flames Sunday, after days of a bitter stand-off that led to the suspension of 400 Form 4 students.
The students were sent home after the management accused them of planning to burn the school over various grievances.
But despite the suspension, the school’s 630-capacity dormitory was set ablaze Sunday, in a daring incident that occurred at 10am.
Firefighters from Siaya County were immediately called in to try put out the blaze.
Maranda High School dormitories in Siaya went up in flames on December 5, 2021.
The dormitory that went up in flames houses Form One students.
Bondo Deputy County Commissioner Richard Karani said an investigation had been launched.
“It is true there is a fire incident at Maranda High School,” he said, “we have a team on the ground and an investigation has been launched.”
Karani said the fire began at around 11:30 am and efforts were underway to put it out.
There was no immediate word from the school management.
The fire incident comes barely four days after over 400 form four students were indefinitely sent home for allegedly threatening to burn the school.
The form four students had allegedly refused to sit for their internal examinations and threatened to burn the school.
This is now the second fire incident in the school. Six students who were arrested in connection with the initial fire incident were acquitted last week due to lack of evidence.
