Students in court over school fires.
Seventeen students from three different schools have been taken to court over school fires.
WanjiruWarobi 
Appearing before a Kerugoya court on Monday, five students of Kerugoya Girls High School in Kirinyaga County were charged with setting a dormitory on fire and destroying property worth thousands of shillings on November 14.
When the girls appeared before Chief Magistrate Alex Ithuku, they denied the charge and prayed to be freed on bond. However, they were remanded in police custody until today, when their bail application will be considered.
The magistrate also ordered that a probation report on the social status of each of the girls be produced in court. The school has been closed indefinitely and more than 1,000 girls were sent home following the incident.
In Murang’a, seven students of Ichagaki Boys High School were on Tuesday charged with attempted arson. Before Chief Resident Magistrate Sambu Kibet, they were accused of conspiring to light a fire with the intention of burning a dormitory at their school on November 13.
