Kisumu Boys High School is being razed down during a fierce fire inferno, which broken out at the school, damaging the pavilion section.

The fire which started a few minutes to 8 pm also gutted a temporary structure near the assembly area.

It was not immediately clear what caused the late evenings fire but security officers moved to the scene in order to secure the area which is located within the Central Business District.

Fire fighters from the Kisumu firefighting department and those from the Kisunu International Airport also arrived at the scene.

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Nyanza Regional Director of Education,Nelson Sifuna who arrived at the scene of theincident said they were trying to find the cause of the fire. No casualties resulting from the incident had been reported at presstime.

The cause of the fire and the value of the destroyed property is yet to be known.

The incident comes barely a few hours after students of neighbouring Kisumu Girls high school were sent home following unrest yesterday.

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Kisumu Governor Anyang Nyong’o has scoffed at claims that he advocated for the relocation of Kisumu Boys High School from the city center, saying that he only made the proposal.
In a statement released by the governor, he claimed that a journalist misquoted him as saying that a final decision had been reached over the same.
Nyong’o said the debate is still ongoing and will continue even into the year 2030.
The governor said the debate is p conversations aimed at transforming  Kisumu town.

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He said the report portrayed him as somebody who does not have a liking towards learning institutions.
Nyong’o insisted that there is no logic for a school to occupy large tracts of land which can be utilized for economic purposes.
He said that the conversation will form part of discussions at the Africities Conference that will kick off on May 17.
On Saturday ,May 7, Education Cabinet Secretary Prof.George Magoha jumped into the spate of reactions in the relocation of the school where he has said that the government will not relocate the school as planned by Kisumu Governor, Anyang’Nyongo.
Other schools within the city center that would be affected by the relocation plans include Kisumu Girls High School and Manyatta Arabs School.