A school dormitory goes up in flames last night at St Gonzaga Gonza Secondary School in Nyamira county /CourtesyIncidents of schools’ unrest continue to rear its ugly head as State House Girls School, in Nairobi was closed indefinitely last evening.
The school administration asked parents to pick their daughters this morning as a ‘precautionary’ measure due to tension witnessed among the learners.
"Due to the unrest currently being experienced in some schools across the country and indications of restlessness within our school, parents/guardians are requested to pick their daughters from school on Tuesday, 9th June, 2026 at 8.am as a precautionary measure to safeguard their safety and well being,” chief principal J Mwongera said in a message sent to parents last evening.
And in Nyamira county, a fire incident was reported at Gonzaga Gonza Isoge Secondary school in Borabu but no injuries were reported. Students have been released this morning to go home even as investigations commence to establish the cause of fire.
In Kisumu county, ACK Rae Girls High School in Nyakach was indefinitely closed last night after one of the dormitories was razed down in a fire incident that occurred around 5.30 pm.
“Following a fire incident in one of our dormitories, the board has decided that you either come for your daughter or make arrangements for her to come home by 9am tomorrow. Meanwhile, all the girls are safe. More communication will be given in due course,” chief principal Janet Otieno stated in a communication to parents.
In Thara Nithi, parents were last night asked to pick their daughters from Chogoria Girls High School by 6 am today following an incident of unrest. However, no injuries were reported among the learners due to the chaos.
Several schools across the country have been forced to close due to the unrest, with the worst incident being the Utumishi Girls fire that claimed the lives of 16 learners.
The state has declined to order closure of schools to stem the crisis, with Basic Education PS Julius Bitok saying the ministry cannot succumb to pressure from a few errant students.
Some stakeholders have also called for abolition of boarding schools as a way of addressing the crisis but the government has dismissed the suggestion.
“You cannot argue that removing or scrapping boarding schools will instil discipline among students. Most of us went to boarding schools, but does it mean we are indisciplined? Removing boarding schools is not the solution. We had this conversation recently, and it was found that issues such as teen pregnancies are prevalent in day schools," government spokesperson Isaac Mwaura said on Monday.
