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Hillside Endarasha Academy fire: Investigators rule out electrical fault

Kenya Power Business Manager for Nyeri County, Duncan Machuka, during a press conference in Kieni. [Kibata Kihu, Standard]

Kenya Power investigators have found no link between a fault in the electrical network and the fire that killed 21 students at Hillside Endarasha Academy in Nyeri.

Duncan Machuka, Kenya Power Business Manager for Nyeri County, led the investigation, confirming that the company's installations, including meters, cables and transformers, were unaffected.

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