“Those responsible will be held to account,” Mr Ruto posted on X platform.

A team of investigators has been deployed to the school, police said.

Police spokesperson Resila Onyango told AFP news agency that bodies recovered were “burnt beyond recognition”.

“More bodies are likely to be recovered once (the) scene is fully processed,” she added.

The Kenya Red Cross said it is providing psychosocial support services to the pupils, teachers and affected families, and has set up a tracing desk at the school.

School fires are relatively common in Kenyan boarding schools.

In 2017, 10 students died in an arson attack at Moi Girls High School in the capital Nairobi.

At least 67 students died in Machakos County, south-east of Nairobi, in the deadliest Kenyan school arson that took place more than 20 years ago.



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