Laikipia East Member of Parliament Mwangi Kiunjuri has publicly refuted claims circulating online that the girl responsible for the 2017 fire at Moi Girls High School, which resulted in the deaths of ten students, is his daughter.
The allegations emerged online, suggesting that the convicted girl has been avoiding her five-year sentence, handed down in February 2022.
Kiunjuri swiftly responded to these claims on his social media platform X, labeling them as false and politically motivated.
“Let it be known to all the perpetrators of this reckless, insensitive, and inhumane falsehood that I have NEVER had a daughter or a relative at Moi Nairobi Girls,” Kiunjuri stated.
Kiunjuri expressed deep sympathy for the families affected by the tragic fire, criticizing those who exploit such events for political gain.
“Unfortunately, some reckless individuals have decided to score whatever points by regurgitating this falsehood without any due consideration to the parents and relatives who lost loved ones in the incident and the fresh wounds they may still have,” he added.
The MP emphasized the insensitivity and inhumanity of using tragic events for political purposes.
“My heart goes out to the parents who lost their children in this unfortunate incident and whose scars continue to be opened afresh each time in the name of people politicking,” Kiunjuri said.
The fire at Moi Girls High School occurred in 2017, when the convict was 14 years old and housed in Kabarnet dormitory.
The blaze broke out shortly after students returned from holiday.
