Kenya Charges Nine Students with Murder in School Fire That Killed 16

Kenyan authorities have charged nine students with murder for the May fire at Utumishi Girls' School in the Rift Valley that killed at least 16 girls. Investigators found the fire was deliberately set. Prosecutors are seeking life sentences; Kenya abolished the death penalty in 2017. The charges move the case into trials, now facing delays in Kenya's overloaded court system.