Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba has announced that all students at Utumishi Girls' Academy in Gilgil, Nakuru County, will be released to their parents by midday today following the fire tragedy that has left 16 learners dead.

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Addressing the press on Thursday, May 28, the CS said the learners will be released once the relevant authorities complete the process of accounting for all the students.

“We will also be releasing learners with their parents who are here during the course of the day. The cause of the fire is yet to be known, with investigations ongoing,” Ogamba announced.

In his remarks, Ogamba directed Utumishi Girls' parents to report through a government hotline as authorities continue accounting for all learners.

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He announced that the government had activated hotline number 1199 for parents to report information regarding students who may have left the school with relatives or guardians after the incident.

“Investigations are ongoing, and there is a hotline number 1199 to which we ask the parents to keep reporting, especially those who left with their kids when they came earlier, and that hotline number will also be available for counselling,” he said.

📰 Source: Kenyans.co.ke