Investigation ramps up into blaze that killed 17 boys and injured 14 others in dormitory housing, as 70 pupils are still unaccounted for
Detectives said DNA testing is due to begin to identify the remains of the children who died in the blaze.
The bodies of victims, which police had said were burnt beyond recognition, were still in the dormitory, now a blackened shell with its corrugated iron roof completely collapsed. “I pledge that the difficult questions that have been asked such as how this tragedy occurred and why the response was not timely will be answered; fully, frankly, and without fear or favour. All relevant persons and bodies will be held to account,” Ruto said in a statement.
In a statement from the Vatican on Saturday, Pope Francis said he was “deeply saddened” at the loss of young life and expressed his “spiritual closeness to all who are suffering the effects of this calamity, especially the injured and the families who grieve”. The Kenya Red Cross said it was on the ground assisting a multiagency response team and providing psychosocial support to traumatised pupils and families.
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