Nakuru in the news: a dorm fire at Utumishi Girls School in central Kenya killed at least 10 students. It’s Nakuru—the Rift Valley’s hub and county capital.
A dormitory fire at Utumishi Girls Academy in Gilgil, Nakuru County, has killed at least 15–16 students and injured dozens. Police and rescue teams have been searching the burned dormitory, investigators have opened a probe and authorities have said eight students are persons of interest in a suspected arson plot.