00:00Hundreds of mourners gather in the Kenyan town of Gilgal to pay tribute to 16 students who lost their lives
00:07in a devastating school fire.
00:09Family members, classmates and community leaders honoured the victims during an emotional memorial service,
00:15while renewed calls for justice echoed throughout the ceremony.
00:19And as a government, we shall never condone acts of lawlessness, violence and vandalism in our schools.
00:29Any perpetrators of such acts, and such has happened in this case, where nine learners were involved in this unfortunate
00:45act of arson,
00:48legal and criminal proceedings and actions will be taken against them, and they'll face the full face of the law.
00:58Kenya's first lady, Rachel Ruto, joined mourners at the memorial, offering condolences to grieving families and acknowledging that there are
01:07no easy answers to the tragedy.
01:10To the students who have lost friends, I know many of you are carrying questions that have no easy answers.
01:19Grieve freely. Learn, lean on one another, and remember that you do not walk this journey alone.
01:29Nine girls remain in police custody over the deadly school fire.
01:33Authorities allege the blaze began when a mattress near a dormitory exit was set alight using a matchstick.
01:41A motive has yet to be established.
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