TikToker Obidan Dela visits Utumishi Girls fire victims at KNH, gifts them flowers
TikToker Obidan Dela has visited the Utumishi Girls Academy fire victims who were transferred to Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) for specialised treatment, offering them flower bouquets as a gesture of comfort and solidarity.
In a video shared on his TikTok page on Thursday, June 4, 2026, the content creator is seen walking through the hospital ward where the students are receiving treatment. He was accompanied by Nairobi Senator Tabitha Mutinda during the visit.
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Dela was carrying about six flower bouquets, while Senator Mutinda held a similar number as they made their way through the facility.
Upon arriving at the ward, the two were ushered in to meet the students, where they spent time speaking with them, offering words of encouragement and wishing them a speedy recovery before presenting them with the flowers.
The touching gesture appeared to lift the spirits of the young survivors, many of whom are still recovering from injuries sustained during the tragic school fire.
While sharing the video, Obidan confirmed that several of the affected students remain admitted at KNH and continue to receive medical care.
He also expressed hope that those found responsible for starting the fire would face the full force of the law.
“Today we had a chance to visit the Utumishi Girls fire survivors at Kenyatta National Hospital,” he wrote alongside the video.
Deadly fire
The Utumishi Girls Academy fire occurred on Thursday, May 28, 2026.
The incident took place at the school’s campus in Gilgil, Nakuru County.
According to investigations, the fire was started around 9:00 pm and was extinguished approximately three hours later, breaking out at around 12:45 am in the dormitory known as the Meline Waithera Block, which housed about 220 students drawn from Grade 10, Form Three and Form Four.
Out of 808 students present at the school, 16 girls died.
Pathologists established that 10 of the victims died due to suffocation from thick smoke, while six were burned beyond recognition, requiring DNA testing for identification.
Seventy-nine others sustained injuries, with several students suffering fractures after jumping from the upper floors in attempts to escape the flames.
Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) homicide detectives and forensic experts established that the fire was a deliberate act of arson. Investigations revealed that mattresses were used to ignite and spread the blaze rapidly inside the dormitory.
CCTV footage captured individuals accessing the dormitory area and initiating the fire. Following investigations, nine student persons of interest were apprehended.
In statements recorded by detectives, the individuals reportedly cited grievances, including changes in the examination calendar, school charges related to a cultural event, and influence linked to a recent strike in a neighbouring boys’ school, as factors behind the incident.
The nine persons of interest were later presented before Chief Magistrate Abdulqadir Lorot at the Naivasha Law Courts on Tuesday, June 2, 2026.
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