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 overnight. Emergency teams are searching the burned building, dozens of pupils are receiving hospital treatment and authorities are opening an investigation into the cause and safety compliance.