Taita Boys Secondary School in Kipkelion Sub-County, Kericho County, has been temporarily closed after students went on a rampage and set fire to a dormitory.

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Kericho County Education Director Julius Ngoneshi on Thursday, September 10, confirmed the incident, which occurred on the night of Wednesday, September 9, 2026, during unrest at the school.

Preliminary reports and witness accounts indicate that during the protests, the agitated students also attempted to set their classrooms on fire but were swiftly stopped.

Images obtained by   Kenyans.co.ke and widely shared on social media showed several dormitories engulfed in smoke as students marched across the school in protest.

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Moments later, firefighters and rescuers were dispatched to the school and managed to put out the blaze, but the flames had already destroyed a significant section of the dormitory.

The extent of the damage to the school and the cause of the students' unrest were yet to be fully established, with education officials expected to investigate the circumstances that triggered the students' unrest.

The latest incident adds to a growing number of cases of student unrest and school fires reported in senior secondary schools across the country.

Just seven days earlier, Jomo Kenyatta Boys Senior School in Bahati, Nakuru County, was closed indefinitely following a night of violent student unrest on Wednesday, September 2.

The unrest erupted after a contingent of armed police officers reportedly entered the school at around 10pm and interrupted a scheduled entertainment session.

Police reportedly used tear gas and live ammunition to disperse the students, with several learners sustaining injuries during the confrontation.

📰 Source: Kenyans.co.ke