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Report finds ill-fated school breached safety guidelines, recommends further investigations

Nairobi County Woman Rep Esther Passaris at City Mortuary consoling relatives who lost children in the collapsed Precious Talents School. Eight pupils died on Monday following the tragedy. [Jenipher Wachie/Standard]

The owner of a private school whose classrooms collapsed killing eight pupils and injuring 64 others was arrested yesterday as investigations into the incident intensified.

This came after Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha revoked the license of Precious Talent Academy after finding that the school breached safety guidelines.

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