Thursday, May 28, 2026 - A parent at Utumishi Girls Academy disrupted an emotional assembly on Thursday, May 29th, 2026, as Deputy Inspector General of Police Eliud Lagat addressed students, teachers and families following the dormitory fire that claimed 16 lives.
The blaze, which broke out at around 2 a.m on May 28, left
parents and the nation in shock.
Scores of students were injured, with seven still
hospitalised.
Anxiety and grief filled the school compound as families
awaited word on their children’s safety.
One father, seemingly overwhelmed after waiting hours
without clarity, broke down during the assembly.
He screamed and wailed, demanding to see his daughter.
“No way, no, no, no, I want to see my daughter.”
“No, show me my daughter. What are you telling us?” he
cried, before collapsing to the ground as relatives and police officers tried
to restrain him.
“Baba Sheryl, please don’t hurt yourself, just let him be please,”
a voice pleaded in the background.
He insisted on being allowed to check the bodies of the
victims.
“We have been here since morning, it will only take five minutes to
know.”
“You are not telling us anything. Please give me a break, let me
know if my daughter is among the dead or which hospital she was taken to. Stop
lecturing me, I do not want stories,” he said.
Following the heartbreaking incident, the school was closed
to allow investigations.
Watch the video>>> below
The moment a parent disrupts the assembly while DIG Lagat was addressing the learners at Utumishi Girls Academy. Information has been scanty since we got here. People are anxious. pic.twitter.com/vus09jsZ36
— Brygettes Ngana (@NBrygettes) May 28, 2026
The Kenyan DAILY POST
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