St Kizito's night of horror won't erase

Former Chemistry teacher at St Kizito Mixed Secondary School Stephen Muchena Kiriga during the interview at his home in Tigania East on February 13, 2025. [Kanyiri Wahito, Standard] 

On the night of July 13, 1991, St Kizito Mixed Secondary School in Meru became the site of one of the most horrifying school tragedies in the country’s history.

What began as a student protest escalated into a night of terror that left 19 girls dead and 71 others brutally raped. The events of that night remain a painful scar in the memories of survivors and a dark chapter in Kenya’s education history.