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Echoes from the past: How a 2018 play predicted Utumishi fire tragedy

The dormitory at Utumishi Girls Academy in Gilgil, Nakuru county that was gutted by fire at night. [Julius Chepkwony, Standard]

In a haunting twist of life imitating art, the tragic fire at Utumishi Girls Academy bears an uncanny resemblance to a fictional play dubbed 'It Is Well', which many may have watched, applauded and dismissed as mere theatre, but might have predicted the latest fire tragedy.

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