Archbishop Muheria Calls On Kenyans To Stop Speculation On Hillside Endarasha Tragedy
Nyeri Diocese Catholic Archbishop Anthony Muheria has asked parents who picked up their children from Hillside Endarasha Academy on Friday to file a report with the Red Cross.
Muheria insists that this will assist the government in accounting for the missing children.
“We appeal to the parents, in spite of the shock and trauma that you have experienced, heed to the government’s call.
“Many parents picked their children from the Hillside Academy but have not yet informed authorities, some children are unaccounted for,” he said.
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Nyeri Catholic Archbishop Anthony Muheria urges parents who took their children after the tragedy to inform the govt or school administration, to help identify children whose whereabouts are unknown.#KBCniYetu pic.twitter.com/td2UmuVR5e
On Sunday, he spoke at Nyeri’s Our Lady of Consolata Cathedral.
In his Friday address at the school, Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua urged parents and members of Kabati village in Endarasha, who provided shelter to students fleeing the night inferno, to call 1199.
“I am appealing to every parent who took their child from school to report to the Red Cross and the school so that we know where that child is.
“We are asking community members who have given comfort to those children to report the same. That will help us to account for every child,” he said.
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On Saturday, government spokesperson Isaac Mwaura urged the media to refrain from drawing conclusions about the number of fatalities and those missing from the tragedy.
He put the death toll from the fire at 21 and stated that 19 bodies had been recovered from the scene with the assistance of the Directorate of Criminal Investigation officers and a government pathologist.
According to Mwaura, two more deaths occurred at Kenyatta National Hospital and Mary Immaculate Hospital in Nyeri.
The Nyeri Archbishop urged parents to bring themselves and their children to designated counseling centers for psychosocial support to help them cope with the traumatic events of Thursday night’s tragedy.
The Archbishop, along with other religious leaders, visited the scene of the tragedy on Saturday, describing it as a terrible event.
In his condolence message, Archbishop Muheria asked Kenyans to refrain from speculating about the circumstances that led to the incident and instead stand in solidarity and pray for the affected families.
“Beyond the experienced shock, solidarity in prayer should be the reaction,” he said.
“Let us take this moment to think and put ourselves in the shoes of those who are suffering as we cannot measure up to their pain.”
Archbishop Muheria Calls On Kenyans To Stop Speculation On Hillside Endarasha Tragedy
