Moi Girls tragedy could have been avoided had teen not been ignored

St John's Ambulance members carry photos of the nine Moi Girls School students who perished in the 2017 dormitory fire. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

The deadly fire incident in Moi Girls School, Nairobi, could have been averted if students, teachers and the parents of a teenager who started it did not ignore telltale signs she was a timebomb waiting to explode.

In 2017, 10 Moi Girls students died. On Thursday this week, the girl implicated in the arson case was found guilty of manslaughter.