Eight students from Utumishi Girls Academy are set to appear in the High Court in Nairobi on June 26, 2026, for plea-taking after being transferred from a Naivasha court. This transfer follows investigations into a dormitory fire that resulted in the deaths of students. Chief Magistrate Abdulqadir Lorot approved the prosecution's application for their transfer on June 24, 2026.

A Naivasha court has released one student in connection with the Utumishi Girls fire after Chief Magistrate Abdulqadir Ramadhan Lorot determined there was no evidence linking her to the incident. Meanwhile, eight other suspects are still in custody and are facing murder charges related to the deadly blaze.

Secondary school principals in Kenya have opposed proposals for a standard uniform across all schools, citing concerns that it would undermine discipline, erase individual school identities, and complicate the monitoring of students. This stance was expressed during the 49th Kenya Secondary School Heads Association (KESSHA) Annual Conference held in Mombasa on June 24, according to The Kenya Times.

Coal City University in Enugu has rejected claims regarding salary arrears and a purported six-month strike by staff, labeling these allegations as false, misleading, and lacking factual support, according to ThisDay Live.

Sixteen pupils, aged between 15 and 18, died in a dormitory fire at Utumishi Girls' School last month. In response, Kenyan authorities have announced plans to charge students with murder in connection to the incident, according to BBC World.

A Naivasha court has approved the transfer of the Utumishi Girls Academy dormitory fire case to Nairobi, where eight students will face 16 murder charges each. This decision follows prosecutors' concerns regarding security and public hostility surrounding the case.