The period of mourning will commence on Monday, September 9, and conclude on Wednesday, September 11.
President William Ruto has declared three days of national mourning following the devastating inferno at the Hillside Endarasha Academy that claimed the lives of 18 students.
The period of mourning will commence on Monday, September 9, and conclude on Wednesday, September 11.
“Now therefore, in deep sympathy and honour of the memory of these innocent lives lost and those who were injured in this tragedy, I, WILLIAM SAMOEI RUTO, under the authority vested in me as President of the Republic of Kenya and Commander-in-Chief of the Kenya Defence Forces, do hereby ORDER and DIRECT,” Ruto announced in a heartfelt statement late on Friday, September 6.
“That, as a solemn testament to the indelible mark left upon the nation’s consciousness by the spirits of the seventeen departed children, Kenya shall observe a three-day period of national mourning.”
Further, Ruto directed that during the period of national mourning, the Flag of the Republic of Kenya and that of the East African Community (EAC) shall be flown at half-mast.
This shall apply at State House, all Kenyan Diplomatic Missions, Public Buildings, Public Grounds, all Military Bases, Posts, Stations, all Naval Vessels of the Republic of Kenya, and throughout the entire territory of the Republic of Kenya,
The directive will start at dawn on Monday, September 9, 2024, until sunset on Wednesday, September 11, 2024.
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