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Arson frenzy puts police and school heads on red alert

What remained of a dormitory at Kirobon Girls Secondary School in Nakuru County after students went on a rampage in March. The dormitory housed 302 students. [File, Standard]

At least three schools are hit by cases of student unrest across the country every day, police reports reveal.

Since the beginning of July, 48 incidents ranging from burning of dormitories to students breaking out of schools and destroying private property, have been reported.

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