St Stephen Girls Secondary School has been closed down following a Monday incident that led to the torching of a car belonging to Standard journalists on Monday.
The journalists were in the institution trying to follow up on a missing girl’s case.
The school has been closed down even as their principal denied charges of incitement held against him by the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI).
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The principal, John Kyalo has since been released on a Sh1 million bond with a surety of a similar amount.
The suspects were also charged with arson, malicious damage to property and incitement to violence.
According to the DCI, the principal incited his students into torching a car belonging to the journalists on Monday as they tried following up on a missing girl’s case.
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Six students were during the incident injured and taken to a Machakos hospital where they are recuperating.
The case will be mentioned on June 18.
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