Maranda high school has been closed indefinitely following fire incident that razed a 630-capacity dormitory.
The dorm christened 'Boaz Owino Complex' which houses Form One students, went up in flames on Sunday mid-morning destroying property of unknown value.
Fire fighters from Siaya County government who were among the first respondents at the scene managed to put out the fire with the school board saying that the incident destroyed belongings of 200 students.
This prompted the school administration and to convene an urgent meeting with the stakeholders that resolved to close the institution indefinitely.
The school’s Board of Management Chairperson Eng. Carey Orege while speaking to a local news outlet confirmed that the three students have been arrested and at helping the authorities with the investigations.
On Wednesday, 400 Form Four students were sent home for allegedly threatening to burn the school.
According to reports, the form four students had allegedly refused to sit for mock exams.
Source privy to the happenings at the school told local news outlets that the senior students had written on toilet walls the threats.
The students were sent home following a decision by the school's Board of Management
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