Families of twenty-one pupils who died in a dormitory fire at Hillside Academy in September 2024 are demanding that the government release the findings of investigations into the tragedy to help them find closure.
The families say it has been a whole year of waiting without any responses.
The families are accusing both the government and the school of abandoning them after the burial of their children, adding that they were not even provided with postmortem reports.
The parents insist that releasing the investigation report is the only way to ensure accountability, whether the fire was an accident or an arson attack.
They described their sons as high achievers whose bright futures were cut short by the mysterious inferno, saying their families will not rest until the truth is made public.
Commenting on the matter during the Jukwaa la usalama forum in Nyeri last month, Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen recently confirmed that the Director of Public Prosecutions had recommended an inquest into the matter.
The grieving parents and families say that only the full truth of what happened on that fateful night will bring the much-needed healing they need.
