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Silent grief in courtroom as experts detail deaths of 21 boys in Endarasha fire

Hillside Endarasha Academy

Pictures of the 21 children who died in the dormitory fire at Hillside Endarasha Academy.

Photo credit: Pool

By  Gitonga Marete

A sombre mood gripped a Nyeri courtroom on Thursday as chilling details emerged of how 21 boys perished in the Hillside Academy dormitory fire on September 5, 2024 — a tragedy that shook the nation.

Parents sat in silent grief as pathologists and forensic experts presented harrowing evidence of the manner in which their children died.

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