Seven teenage girls died inwards a burn at a Nairobi schoolhouse dormitory on Saturday, as well as 10 others were injured, according to Kenya's didactics minister.
"We cause got lost 7 students inwards this unfortunate incident," said Fred Matiangi on visiting Moi Girls High School, a prestigious authorities schoolhouse inwards the capital.
"We cause got to larn to the bottom of this matter. Police as well as other teams of investigators cause got already begun the probe as well as I tin assure you lot stern activity volition hold upwards taken," said Matiangi, who is too acting interior minister.
The school, which has to a greater extent than than 1,000 students, volition rest shut for 2 weeks acre the investigation takes place.
Police are trying to constitute if the blaze is linked to a moving ridge of schoolhouse fires inwards 2016 when over 100 schools countrywide were hitting past times arsonists inwards a catamenia of 3 months.
Some 150 students as well as 10 teachers were charged over the fires, amongst a diversity of motives pinpointed past times authorities as well as the local press.
These included vengeance from a "cartel" linked to the country's quondam exam-setting body, which used to net turn a profit handsomely from selling papers as well as answers earlier beingness dismantled.
Other possible motives were pupil anger over changes to the schoolhouse calendar every bit good every bit Matiangi's tough approach to reforms.
AFP