How laxity contributed to last year's dormitory fires

Katheka Boy's Secondary School principal in Kitui West, Jerome Kamuti, at the school's dormitory that caught fire on May 28, 2017. Property worth more than Sh5 million was damaged when one of the school's twin dormitory- Upendo/Umoja- caught fire during the early morning incident as the students were attending prayers in the school. Police have swag into investigating the cause of the fire. However, Kamuti said initial investigations pointed to an electric fault. [Paul Mutua, Standard]

A Government report has exposed disturbing levels of laxity among school head teachers in securing their institutions and students.

It has emerged lack of basic safety measures in many public schools left them vulnerable to insecurity and put thousands of children's lives at risk.