The mother of a boy who vanished during the most recent dorm fire at Hillside Academy in Endarasha, Rose Wambui, has asked for assistance in locating him. It’s still unclear where Brandon Kinuthia has gone. Mama Brandon posted a picture of the boy on social media.
“Please we are still looking for our boy Brandon Kinuthia. If you are a parent and maybe you rescued him from hillside academy fire tragedy, please contact the school. We still hold on to the hope of finding him.”
The fire, which broke out on Thursday, September 5, claimed the lives of 21 pupils out of the 156 who were in the dormitory that night.
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua had earlier said 70 children were missing, adding that they were hosted by residents on the night of the tragedy when they ran away to escape the flames.
Addressing journalists days after the fire Government Spokesman Isaac Mwaura told residents to stop speculating about the number of pupils who had lost their lives.
“Let’s give detectives time to investigate and we will give a conclusive statement on the fatalities,” he said.
Residents who spoke to the media said very few pupils were hosted in the village.
2 of the boys died in the hospital while undergoing treatment and 19 other bodies were recovered from the burnt dormitory.
There were 330 boarders, 166 girls and 164 boys.
