Mystery shrouds death of school bursar in night fire at boys’ dorm
Mystery has shrouded the circumstance under which a Form Four student and a bursar intern were killed in a night fire at Sacred Heart Boys High School in Rongai, Nakuru County.
The dorm caught fire on Friday night (September 20) as the students were having their evening prayers.
The incident has left the school community and the victims’ families devastated and searching for answers.
While the authorities, led by Nakuru County Police Commander Samuel Ndanyi, say they have launched an investigation to establish the cause of the fire, critical questions remain unanswered.
It is still a puzzle what the bursar intern, Mr Peter Muhari, 24, and the student, Aron Kirui, 17, were doing in the students’ dormitory while others were conducting their evening prayers before they could retire to sleep.
According to a detective who spoke on condition of anonymity, the school management called in the fire brigade when they discovered that the dorm was on fire.
The detective said after extinguishing the flames, the firefighters discovered the two bodies that had been burned beyond recognition.
After conducting a headcount, the school managers learnt that the bodies were that of the Form Four student and the intern bursar.
On Monday, the family of the student witnessed the postmortem on his body at the Nakuru city mortuary.
The distraught mother of the deceased student wept uncontrollably at the mortuary bay, while her husband and other relatives kept a distance.
After the postmortem, the body was moved to Kericho County. The family declined to speak to the media.
“The father of the boy works in a government institution. He fears if the family speak to the media they might be victimised or his job will be at risk. The school informed us that police took over the matter and are conducting an investigations. We are still waiting for answers on what transpired,” said one family member.
On Sunday, the school was closed for a week, with all students sent home.
According to Mr Ndanyi, several students recorded statements before being released to head home.
The County police boss said the school principal and the security guards who were on duty on Friday have also recorded statements.
“Investigation into the incident is ongoing. Together with other agencies, we visited the school on Saturday for assessment. After the meeting we agreed that the students be released, but after we had recorded statements from some of them,” he said.
However, he said the cause of the fire is yet to be established.
The County Police boss also disclosed that the Kenya Power Company has also visited the school to assess and establish if the power lines were faulty at the time of incident but are yet to submit their report.
The Nation’s efforts to contact the school management was futile as we were denied access, with the security guard saying that the school principal was not available.
The incident happened just weeks after a similar tragedy at Hillside Endarasha Academy in Nyeri in which 21 pupils perished.
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