Utumishi Girls Fire Survivor Reveals Fresh Details On School Teachers
One of the four Utumishi Girls Academy pupils released from Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) in Nairobi on Thursday disclosed that the suspects accused of lighting the dormitory on fire had an ongoing quarrel with teachers.
Speaking in Nakuru after leaving the hospital, the Grade 10 student described the terrifying events of that night.
Gladys, a Grade 10 student at Utumishi Girls, lives in Njoro, Nakuru, where family members carefully move her from one seat to another.
To disguise her identity, we will call her Gladys. Gladys is lucky to be alive, but she is currently unable to walk.
She has returned home after a week in hospital, having narrowly escaped death on the night of May 27th. Doctors say she had fractures in both legs.
Scars of Utumishi fire
One of the students injured in the dormitory fire leaves KNH
The Grade 10 student recounted events of the fateful night
She broke her legs while escaping from the dormitory flames #CitizenFridayNight pic.twitter.com/jjLOjPppf7— Citizen TV Kenya (@citizentvkenya) June 5, 2026
“Nalala kwa dirisha nikapita hapo… niliruka kutoka first floor. Wengine waliumia mgongo, wengine stairs… mimi miguu tu. Nikabebwa nikapelekwa St. Joseph,” she recalls.
Gladys says the students who lit the fire wanted to avoid a disciplinary session scheduled with the principal the following day.
“Kama Grade 10 tulikuwa twende retreat Sunday… tukasikia wale waliwasha moto walikuwa na shida na principal,” she said.
Gladys says she lost two close friends that night. Her mother says the trauma has left her struggling emotionally, and supports the school’s move to install CCTV cameras in dormitories.
“Tulifika 5:30…Alisema hawezi lala kwa bedroom…anahitaji counselling. Mi sioni madhara ya CCTV…kwa sababu ata hiyo CCTV haifiki kwa vitanda za Watoto,” said the parent.
Elsewhere in Mogoon, Nakuru West, Faith Koskei’s family is still processing the loss of their loved one in a road accident that occurred on May 27th at the Diatomite area along the Nakuru-Nairobi highway.
Faith and her husband were rushing to school to check on their Form Four daughter, who had made a distress call.
“Nilipigia my parents nikawaambia nimeumia wanikujie…nilitoka kwa dorm 2:30…hawakukuja, my uncles walikuja…,” said the student.
“Nilikuwa nimekasirika wakuje, it is their norm wafike in an hour…nikasema it is 6 na niliwapigia saa nane.”
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The student, who was hosted in a different dormitory and who escaped unhurt, says the events of that night have robbed her of a mother. She demands justice.
“I lost my friends…nitawamiss…for the girls tupate tu justice, sielewi mbona wako na hizo siku…we want justice,” she said.
As the family prepares to bury Faith, her husband Emmanuel remains admitted in a private hospital in Nakuru.
UTUMISHI GIRLS FIRE: SURVIVOR SPEAKS, DOCTORS CONFIRM NUMBERS#UtumishiGirls #Gilgil #KenyaTragedy #SchoolSafety #tv012newsupdate pic.twitter.com/CFzGD3qqNa— TV O12 (@tv012official) May 28, 2026
He survived the accident but requires surgery that adds up to more than three million shillings.
Amos Koskei, Emmanuel’s brother, said: “The surgeries are expensive…he is supposed awekwe chuma…tunarequest financial support…ilitupata kwa ghafla…ni kitu haikupangwa.”
The family informed Emmanuel about his wife’s death a few days ago, a task they describe as painful.
Utumishi Girls Fire Survivor Reveals Fresh Details On School Teachers
