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Utumishi Girls students face 16 murder charges

Students linked to the Utumishi Girls Academy dormitory fire tragedy when they appeared before Chief Magistrate Ramadhan Abdulqadir at the Naivasha Law Courts, on June 3, 2026. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

Eight of the nine students of Utumishi Girls linked to the fire that killed fellow learners will be charged with murder in Nairobi on Friday.

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