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70 more students charged with arson as cases of school fires spread

Five students of Ololung’a Boys Secondary in Narok South leave court after being charged with attempted arson. They were released on Sh250,000 bond each and surety of similar amount. (PHOTO: ROBERT KIPLAGAT/ STANDARD)

About 70 more students have been charged with arson even as cases of school fires continue to spread countrywide.

In Nakuru, 28 students were arraigned in a Molo court yesterday and charged with attempted arson. The students from Rongai Boys High School are alleged to have committed the offence on July 22.

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