Parents who lost their children in the Moi Girls High School inferno on Saturday night will have to wait for two weeks for the DNA test results identifying their family members to come out.
Head of Chiromo Mortuary Dr Peter Gichangi stated that DNA samples will be collected Tuesday morning ahead of the two weeks postmortem exercise which he warned may exceed set timelines.
“We will start at 8am…parents who may have unfortunately lost a child during that fire then should be here to provide those samples,” he said.
According to Gichangi, there are 8 bodies in the mortuary that will be identified after the post-mortem exercise.
Preliminary investigations have revealed that the fire which broke out at the School was as a result of arson.
Education Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i on Monday said following the incident, credible leads are being followed to ensure that those who undertook the crime are brought to book.
“It is very unfortunate what happened at Moi Girls on Saturday… all investigations have ruled out that it was an accident. It was a case of arson,” he told journalists during a briefing on Monday.
Sources indicate that students had pointed a finger at one of their colleagues who, according to them, harboured plans to set the dormitory on fire.
“According to them, this Form One student had tried to commit suicide twice. First by drinking a detergent and, second by trying to suffocate herself using a pillow,” said the source.
This sentiment was echoed by some students interviewed by the Nation, who also asked the police to investigate the girl.
One of the students said the fire started from that particular girl’s bed and spread to the others and since most of the girls were deep asleep, they could not help quell it or escape on time.
