Uhuru Secondary School Closed Indefinitely after Student’s Death and Fire Incident

By Lydia Gichuki

Following the death of a student in unclear circumstances, Uhuru Secondary School, Nairobi, was on Monday closed indefinitely.

Reports indicate that a fire broke out at the school and burnt down two dormitories on Sunday night after the student’s death which the police are investigating.

The fire broke out from one of the dormitories at about 9.45 pm and burnt down dormitories accommodating 119 Form Four students

However, police say no student was hurt in the fire incident and are yet to establish the cause of the student’s death.

Part of the police report stated “Two dormitories accommodating form four students numbering 119 were brazed down by the fire. The cause is yet to be known but investigations are on to establish the root cause. No injury or death occurred,”

According to witnesses and police, the student had come from the field after a basketball game and told his friends that he was not feeling well.

He later collapsed at the dining hall door and was rushed to the Cosmopolitan Hospital where he was unfortunately pronounced dead

Confirming the death to the media, Buruburu OCPD Francis Ngugi Kamau said “The student had come from playing basketball at around 5:000 pm in the evening. He told his fellow student in the hall that he was not feeling well. He collapsed at the door and was rushed to the Cosmopolitan Hospital where he was unfortunately pronounced dead.

He added they planned to conduct an autopsy on the body to establish the cause of the death.

It is the death and the fire incident at the school that forced the institution to close as investigations are ongoing.

Photo Credit; Uhuru Secondary. Source: UGC