KISII: Another School Dormitory Burnt Days After Utumishi Tragedy
On Monday, June 1, a fire broke out in one of the dorms at Sameta Boys Senior School in Kisii County, causing students to panic.
According to preliminary reports, the fire started during the day, while pupils were in class.
By Monday afternoon, the blaze had grown to the point where it could be seen from a long distance, as locals and students hurried to put it out.
Videos posted online show that a large portion of the dormitory was engulfed in flames, even as students struggled to salvage what they could.
Sameta Boys Dormitory currently is on fire, yet the county fire engine is reportedly stuck at the garage. Residents, mostly women, are battling the flames with buckets of water. pic.twitter.com/ZQ1PKQjLWs— KULEVYA (@KTT254) June 1, 2026
A dormitory catches fire at Sameta Boys Higschool in Kisii County. pic.twitter.com/6gHRyUvkCq— KENYA GOSSIP HUB (@kenyasgossips) June 1, 2026
No casualties have been reported at the time of publication of this article, although one student, who was reportedly inside the building when the fire broke out, sustained minor injuries.
The cause of the fire has not yet been established, and authorities have not indicated whether foul play is suspected.
Investigations are ongoing to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident.
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The school joins a growing list of schools that have witnessed fire outbreaks.
The Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Education issued a raft of directives affecting all boarding schools after 16 girls died from a fire incident in Utumishi Girls Academy in Gilgil on May 28.
Fire Breaks Out at Sameta Boys High School Dormitory in Kisii County.
No county fire engine to respond. it’s “at the garage.” Meanwhile, women are running with buckets of water. pic.twitter.com/GcFr7Lkfkh— PropesaTv (@PropesaTv) June 1, 2026
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen ordered that all schools install CCTVs in key areas of the school premises to monitor student activity, to prevent and counter future fire incidents.
Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba, on the other hand, ordered a fresh round of inspections across all boarding schools in the country to curb future incidents over the next 10 days.
Once the inspection process is complete, strict action will be taken against the principals, teachers, or schools found to be endangering students’ lives in boarding schools.
KISII: Another School Dormitory Burnt Days After Utumishi Tragedy
