Kenyan Boarding Schools Face Crisis Amid Student Arson and Protests

Kenya's boarding school system is nearing a breaking point as students engage in widespread arson and protests, damaging over 200 schools since June due to harsh living conditions, poor facilities, and corporal punishment, following a dormitory fire that killed 16 boarders.

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'With arson, they are forced to release students': Kenya's boarding school system nears breaking point

Since the start of June, 204 schools have been damaged by students, who are protesting against harsh living conditions, run-down facilities and corporal punishment. At the end of May, 16 boarders died in a dormitory fire.

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'With arson, they are forced to release students': Kenya's boarding school system nears breaking point

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