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Uhuru mourns 17 lives lost in Endarasha Academy fire

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Various government officials arrived at the Endarasha Academy where 17 pupils were killed in a dormitory fire. [Amos Kiarie, Standard]

Former President Uhuru Kenyatta has offered his condolences to the families affected by the fire at Hillside Endarasha Academy, which claimed the lives of 17 pupils.

Kenyatta described the tragedy as "a pain that cannot be fully described," following the Thursday night inferno whose cause has yet to be determined.

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