Media blocked from covering Mukumu Girls' fire

A section of the dormitory that houses over 150 students that was affected by the fire. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]

Several journalists who turned up to cover a fire incident at Mukumu Girls' High School yesterday were met with hostility from teachers and students who did not want them to report the incident.

The teachers of the school in Shinyalu constituency were heard inciting their students to chant against the media presence, saying they had had enough of what they termed as "negative publicity".