Moi Girls fire incident was an arson, Fred Matiang’i rules out accident

Education Cabinet Secretary, Fred Matiang’i has said that Moi Girls fire incident was an arson attack and not accidental.

The fire incident that occurred on Friday morning claimed lives of 9 students -after one student admitted at ICU succumbed to injuries on Sunday – leaving several injured with major burns.

“Most of the investigations have been done and I can tell you unequivocally that I have been briefed by police that it was not an accident,” said Matiang’i while addressing journalists from his office at Jogoo House.

“All investigations have ruled out the fact that, that was not an accident. It was a case of an arson and a number of interrogations have happened, the police have assured us that there are very useful links in the direction of getting the suspects.”