Moi Girls’ High School bids farewell to dorm fire victims
Students of Moi Girls School hold pictures of the deceased schoolmates during a requiem Mass at the school on September 14, 2017. PHOTO | KANYIRI WAHITO | NATION MEDIA GROUP
Mrs Jael Mureithi relived the moments immediately after the fire in an emotional memorial service for the departed students, moving those in attendance to tears.
The mass was attended by Form Four students ahead of their return to the school on Friday after a short break following the tragedy.
On September 2 the country woke up to the horror of a fire in one of the dormitories at the school in which eight girls were found dead.
Board chairman Wesley Misoi said they had beefed up security at the institution the night before the incident happened.
The Moi Girls’ High School Nairobi principal spoke publicly for the first time on Thursday since the fire at the institution two weeks ago that killed nine girls.
Mrs Jael Mureithi relived the moments immediately after the fire in an emotional memorial service for the departed students, moving those in attendance to tears.
