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Grief stricken parents demand answers for 70 missing students after school fire

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Kenya Red Cross Society personnel assist a parent who was overwhelmed after viewing the dormitory that was gutted by fire at Hillside Endarasha Academy in Nyeri county on September 6, 2024. [Kibata Kihu, Standard]

Days after a devastating fire swept through Hillside Endarasha Academy, claiming the lives of 21 students, parents, and guardians are in anguish over the fate of 70 students who remain unaccounted for.

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