List Of Burnt Schools In Kenya
We have witnessed a significant spike in the number of fire incidents in the country that have been as a result of student unrest.
Yesterday, we witnessed one of the most horrific scenes from the students at Buruburu Girls High School where young girls could be seen climbing and jumping out of their second floor windows.
The schools dormitories had been razed down in a fire incident that saw many students trapped in the dormitory in the school located in the county of Nairobi.
That followed a series of unconnected events in Chavakali Boys High School and Moi Girls Marsabit Secondary School where dormitories were burnt as well.
Girls and Boys Schools Burn Alike
The trend has not been restricted to boys schools only despite them making up the majority of the burnings in the schools in Kenya.
Girls schools have also witnessed a recent spike in the number of dormitories that have been burnt as a result of these fires.
In this article Keweb.co tries to answer the question by publishing the full list of Burnt Schools in Kenya
Below are the full List of Burnt Schools In Kenya
1.Buruburu Girls High School in Nairobi County.
2.Sigalame Boys High School
3.Ofafa Jericho in Nairobi County.
4.Kimilili Boys High school
5.Vihiga Boys High School
6.Kambaa Girls High School
7.Gitweku Girls High School
8.Namboboto
9.Kanjuri High School
10.Ringa Boys High Scholl
11.Osingo Mixed Secondary School
12. St Peter’s Abwao
13.Dr Krapf Boys High School
14. Kabarak High School
14. Moi Girls Marsabit Secondary School
15. Chavakali Boys High School
16. Nyamagwa Boys High School, Kisii County
17. Mbugiti Boys High School in Murang’a
18. Kipkabus Boys High School in Uasin Gishu
19. Malindi High School in Kilifi
20. ABC Katelembu Secondary School, Machakos County.
How many schools in Kenya have been burnt?
In their first month back, students in Kenya set alight at least 25 secondary boarding schools. This October and November, at least 40 more were hit with arson. Tragically, one student has died in one of this year’s fires.
Which school has the most pupils in Kenya?
Bungoma D.E.B primary school in Kanduyi Constituency in Bungoma County is the most populated public primary school in Kenya.
Which is the oldest secondary school in Kenya?
The earliest schools in Kenya
- School at Rabai near Mombasa – established 1846.
- The Prince of Wales now Nairobi School established 1902.
- Friends School Kaimosi, now Kaimosi Friends Primary School, established in 1903.
- Maseno School, established in 1906.