More Than 100 Kenyan Schools Burnt in Apparent Arson Attacks

More than 120 high schools throughout Kenya have been set ablaze since early June, amid a government crackdown on cheating on national exams.   The conflagrations, which reportedly have caused some injuries but no fatalities, have heated up conflict between authorities and educators, even though the perpetrators and their motive for setting the fires remain unclear. This week, with fires reported in 10 more schools, the government’s Teachers Service Commission ordered principals...

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