Western politicians want Education CS, PS summoned over school fire tragedy

“We want the issue to be thoroughly investigated so that Kenyans can get a report of what transpired and the report should be the basis of our intervention and measures which should be strictly implemented,” he said.

Kakamega Deputy Governor Ayub Savula urged the Education Committee to summon top education officials to tell Kenyans what happened during the Thursday night fire at Hillside Endarasha Academy and who slept on the job on implementation of safety measures in schools.

“We do not want the issue of investigation we have had many arson incidences in schools followed by subsequent investigations but no one has ever been held responsible, this time we do not want the usual and formal investigation. We want members of the Education Committee in the National Assembly to summon the Education CS and PS on Monday so that people can be held responsible for laxity that has caused the death of innocent souls,” said Savula.

“We have quality assurance people being paid by taxpayers' money they should tell us what they have been doing in our schools as per their mandate because most of their work is to frustrate school heads instead of sealing any loopholes that might cause security and safety threats for our children,” he added.

Nambale MP Geoffrey Mulanya emphasized the need for accountability from officials who issue compliance certificates, and claimed that some private schools obtain the documents through dubious means.

“We must hold all who issue compliance certificates to schools accountable in case of any tragedies in schools. Some private schools collude with the Directorate of Quality Assurance and Standards to get certificates without meeting standards,” said Mulanya.