14-year-old girl detained after house fire kills one person
A 14-year-old girl has been arrested on suspicion of starting fire after a person was found dead following a house fire. The incident took place in Bedale Drive, Leicester, in the early hours of Tuesday morning. The girl detained in connection with the investigation has since been released on bail while inquiries continue. Police said they […]
Nairobi: Police launch probe into alleged arson at Our Lady of Mercy Girls High school
Police have launched investigations into the arson incident that happened last night, Wednesday, October 12, 2022, at Our Lady of Mercy Girls High School in Shauri Moyo, Nairobi. The fire occurred in one of the school’s dormitories named Mount Kenya at around 11:20 pm and was started by an unknown person. It was immediately put […]
Kiambu: Parents want students linked to arson banned from boarding schools
The Kenya Parents Association, Kiambu chapter, has appealed to the Ministry of Education to consider barring students found guilty of torching school premises from joining other boarding schools. Kiambu Parents Association Chairman Samuel Wanjema says indisciplined learners should be restricted to day schools. Wanjema spoke in Lari after visiting Kambaa Girls Secondary School, where students allegedly […]
Worry as Kirinyaga man torches house in suspected suicide attempt
Property worth thousands of shillings was reduced to ashes following two fire incidents in different locations within Kirinyaga county on Tuesday, May 24. Kirinyaga fire department confirms According to John Kiama, the head of the Fire department in Kirinyaga County, the first incident happened in Waigiri village, Inooî ward in Kirinyaga Central where a man […]
Prime suspect in Muranga fire incident that left six family members dead to be detained for 21 days
Alice Wagikuyu Njoroge the main suspect in the murder of six family members from Nguthuru in Kandara Murang’a will remain in police custody for the next 21 days to give investigators time to delve deeper into the matter. Wagikuyu was arraigned at the Kandara law courts being accused of an arson attack that led to […]
Two high school students charged with arson
The two boys appeared before Nyandarua Chief Magistrate Charles Obulutsa before whom they pleaded not guilty to two charges.
2nd wife burns co-wife’s house after husband denies her Christmas money
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Police in Lurambi, Kakamega County have arrested a 32-year-old woman for allegedly burning down her co-wife’s house on Thursday night.