Fire Reported at Moi Girls High School in Kibera, Nairobi County

A fire incident was on January 20, reported at Moi Girls High School, Nairobi.

Confirming the incident, the Kenya Red Cross said that  the inferno began late in the evening and the rescue teams rushed to the school to contain the inferno.

Images circulating all over the social media showed the extent of the fire, which occurred in a multi-storey building.

There are reports indicating that all students had been evacuated from the building.

According to eyewitnesses, three fire engines were spotted around the school to contain the inferno, moments after it was reported. 

The incident came barely two weeks after schools reopened for the 2025 academic year, which officially kicked off on January 6.

Moreover, Moi Girls\’ High School also has another history of fire incidents, with one of the more recent ones resulting in a devastating tragedy.

In 2017, a dormitory fire claimed the lives of 10 students, with a 14-year-old found guilty of arson.

The Moi Girls\’ fire was the latest fire incident in a learning institution, coming just five days after a similar inferno at the University of Nairobi.