The government, on Monday, issued an update assuring the nation that all 330 learners, 166 girls and 164 boys, were all accounted for after the Hillside Endarasha Academy tragedy that claimed lives of 21 learners.
Despite the assurance by the Government Spokesman Isaac Mwaura, however, some parents are still searching for their offsprings more than a week after the tragedy unfolded.
Among the parents is John Mwangi who does not know the fate of his one son, who is still missing, despite being assured that the pupil had escaped from the burning house.
On Tuesday, September 10, Mwangi visited Naromoru Level 4 Hospital to check whether he will be able to identify the body of his child.
The gate to Hillside Endarasha Junior Secondary School where 17 students burnt to death.
Photo
While at the hospital, he took a DNA test in hopes of finding his missing son, but he could find his him. The missing son was a grade 6 pupil who did not return home after all learners were sent home.
Like any parent, he could not hide his sorrow as he shared the details of his missing eleven-year-old.
“I am a father of two at Hillside Academy. One is alive and well at home but the other is missing until now,” he explained.
The father of two further narrated that the unknown whereabouts of his one son has left his family anxious, which has weighed them down since the incident.
“He was not among the admitted, so he must be among the bodies and that is why we came for the DNA sampling,” he stated empathetically.
Parents who have not yet received their children like Mwangi have been searching for them since the incident happened on Thursday night last week.
On Thursday, a preliminary probe by Kenya Power revealed that the fire was not caused by a faulty line as its installations supplying the school were intact at the time of the tragedy.
Our efforts to reach the Government Spokesperson Isaac Mwaura hit a dead end since our calls and messages to him and his communications team went unanswered.
President William Ruto (center) meets officials from Education and Interior Ministries over Hillside Endarasha Academy tragedy.
PCS
