Detectives investigating the course of fire at Sigalame boys high school in Funyula in Busia county when the school dormitory was set ablaze by an unknown arsonist. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]
Many Kenyans are still baffled by how quickly the government gave in to students striking and burning school buildings. While a half term break is not a bad idea, the decision by the Ministry of Education to offer it as a solution and a response to criminal activities of arson is likely to fuel more of such incidences.