President William Ruto has promised to give out money to help the students of Hillside Endarasha Academy whose items were destroyed in the midnight dormitory fire.
Speaking at the African Independent Pentecostal Church of Africa (AIPCA), Central West Archdiocese, Nyeri County on Sunday September 15, the president vowed to give out Ksh2 million which Kieni Member of Parliament Anthony Wainaina will deliver.
President Ruto told the congregants that Nyeri Governor Mutahi Kahiga had informed him that 140 students lost their items in the fire which left 21 students dead.
“The Governor has told me that almost 140 students lost their items following the dormitory fire. Therefore Wainaina (Kieni MP) you are our handyman on the ground, so I will send you again today with Ksh2 million you buy for those whose property was destroyed in the fire new items so that they can go back to school,” Ruto stated.
School owner
At the same time, Ruto hinted at engaging the owner of the school David Kinyua immediately after investigations to find ways in which his government can support the institution.
Ruto indicated that the school supports hundreds of students in the area and other parts of the country
“I will also look for Kinyua, the one who built the school after investigations to see how we can help that institution,” Ruto added.
DNA and probe
His sentiments come as parents whose children are still missing were asked to present themselves at the Naromoru Level Four hospital mortuary for the process of body identification.
Different government officials led by Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki announced that the process would help bring closure to some of the parents.
Meanwhile, investigators working at the school are yet to crack the riddle of what caused the night fire after Kenya Power ruled out a fault.
Nyeri Kenya Power business manager Duncan Machuka said comprehensive investigations of the school power connections established the cause of the fire lay elsewhere.
“Based on the findings of the preliminary analysis of our protection system, from the metre box to the substation where the medium voltage line serving the school emanates from, we have ascertained there was no link between the cause of the fire and any fault on our network as alleged in sections of media reports,” Machuka stated.
“The company will continue to work collaboratively with other investigating agencies to establish the cause of the fire,” he added.
