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Utumishi Girls fire tragedy exposes deep policy failures in schools

Utumishi Girls Senior Secondary School after the fire. [Courtesy]gil

A wave of student unrest in the country has left behind a trail of destruction and interrupted learning as education authorities struggle to contain what is fast becoming a national crisis.

Learners are walking out of classrooms, torching facilities, boycotting examinations and demanding the removal of school heads over several grievances that include poor feeding programmes, dilapidated infrastructure, academic pressure, harsh punishment and exclusion from decision-making.

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