{"id":24354,"date":"2026-05-28T10:48:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T10:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/?p=24354"},"modified":"2026-05-28T11:13:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T11:13:34","slug":"16-students-killed-in-dormitory-fire-at-gilgil-girls-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/index.php\/2026\/05\/28\/16-students-killed-in-dormitory-fire-at-gilgil-girls-school\/","title":{"rendered":"16 Students Killed in Dormitory Fire at Gilgil Girls\u2019 School"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Sixteen students have been confirmed dead following a devastating dormitory fire at Utumishi Girls Academy in Gilgil, Nakuru County, on Thursday morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Education Cabinet Secretary Dr. Migos Ogamba confirmed the fatalities, adding that 79 students sustained injuries during the incident, which occurred in the early hours of the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p 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at Gilgil Police Station, the school principal, Joycelene Muraguri, reported the fire at approximately 4:30 a.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Police officers led by the Sub-County Police Commander (SCPC), accompanied by detectives, rushed to the institution located about seven kilometres north of the police station and found one of the dormitory blocks engulfed in flames.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The affected dormitory, identified as the Meline Waithera Block, housed 220 students from Grade 10, Form Three and Form Four classes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"666\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thefocuspaper.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/FB_IMG_1779966073860-1-1024x666.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24364 lazyload\" data-sizes=\"auto\" 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Murkomen and Education Cabinet Secretary Dr. Migos Ogamba at Utumishi Girls Academy Senior School in Gilgil, Nakuru County\/Handout <\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>A multi-agency emergency response team was mobilised to contain the blaze. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Firefighters from Naivasha joined the operation alongside personnel from the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Water bowsers from the Anti-Stock Theft Unit (ASTU), the Kenya Forest Service (KFS) and the National Youth Service (NYS) also assisted in the rescue efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Police said the fire was eventually contained, although the extent of the property damage had not been established by Thursday morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The injured students were rushed to Gilgil Sub-County Hospital and St Mark\u2019s Hospital for treatment after sustaining injuries 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