Kapsirowa Secondary School in Cherang’any Constituency, Trans Nzoia County is counting losses following the Saturday daytime fire incident that burnt down a boys’ dormitory.
The dormitory made of iron sheets was hosting 160 students.
Following the incident, the students lost all their belongings including clothes, boxes, pocket money, buckets and other personal effects.
John Obwoge, the Cherang’any Sub-County Quality Assurance officer who visited the school said the cause of the fire is yet to be established and called on students to volunteer any information they know about the incident.
“We rule out electricity as the cause of the fire because the dormitory is served by solar panels. We shall do a thorough investigation to establish the exact cause of the fire,” Obwoge said.
He added that legal action will be taken against any student found culpable.
“From our preliminary investigations, it is clear somebody’s hand is involved and I want to assure you we shall deal firmly and decisively with whoever might have been involved,” he affirmed.
Call for support to the school
John Njuguna, 2022 Cherang’any Constituency Member of Parliament candidate who gave his monetary donation to the school called on people of goodwill and both County and national government leaders to chip in and help the school.
“While we condemn this criminal act, we urge area MP, other leaders and the county government to use emergency funds to support this school and the affected students so that they can get back to normalcy,” Njuguna appealed.
He also urged students to avoid such criminal incidents and should focus on their studies.
“You (students) should be very careful, remember if your fingerprints are taken by CID and you are found to have a criminal record, then you’ll not get any job in this country,” Njuguna pleaded.
Chepsiro/Kiptoror ward Member of the County Assembly who is also the majority leader Kipchumba Birir urged the county government of Trans Nzoia to buy fire engines in every sub-county.
“We have one fire engine stationed at our County headquarters and this is an eye-opener. I want to address the county executive that as you prepare the 2024/25 budget, consider buying at least one fire engine in every sub-county,” Birir urged.
The affected boys were forced to spend their night inside a classroom that served as a dormitory.
