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DPP orders Police IG to investigate fire that killed 17 pupils

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Parents and guardians await information from police at Hillside Endarasha Academy in Nyeri. [Kibata Kihuu, Standard]

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Renson Ingonga has instructed the Inspector General of Police to investigate the tragic fire at Hillside Endarasha Academy in Kieni, Nyeri County, which resulted in the deaths of 17 pupils.

In an official statement released on Saturday, September 7, the DPP directed the Inspector General to examine whether negligence or carelessness contributed to the fire.

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