Kenya: How President Moi Handled Deadliest School Fire of His Regime

On the morning of Monday, March 26, 2001, Kenya woke up to devastating news after a fire razed down a dormitory at Kyanguli Secondary School in Machakos County killing 67 students and injuring many others leading to what counts as one of the country’s deadliest school tragedies.

The tragedy made headlines throughout the world, forcing President Daniel  Arap Moi, who ironically was accompanied by current President William Ruto, who was serving as the MP for Eldoret North at the…