- Asha Omari Mazuri spoke to her daughter Azura hours before the Utumishi Girls Academy fire incident that killed her and 15 others
- The mum revealed that her 17-year-old daughter asked to speak to her brothers on the fateful day before she died in the incident
- The Kwale mum also noted that her daughter had previously expressed that she was tense, but Asha did not ask what was troubling her child
Families of the Utumishi Girls Academy students who sadly met their fate in the fire incident are still struggling to come to terms with the loss.
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The tragedy killed 16 learners and injured 79 others, leaving Kenyans shaken with more questions than answers.
A mother from Kwale county opened up about her daughter who perished in the dormitory fire, leaving a huge emotional hole.
Asha Omari Mazuri narrated receiving the heartbreaking news hours after she had spoken with her Form Three daughter, Zura.
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“That night I did not know what was going on, but later I got news that there was a fire at Utumishi. I turned on the television and saw indeed there was fire. Seeing that, I prayed for the safety of my child. I immediately got in contact with the school officials and the Red Cross. We were calling and asking about Zura and we were being told she was fine. We were told she was taken to the hospital. I thought that maybe she was missing, but after I heard she was taken to the hospital my soul was calm,” she said.
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However, as time went by, Asha was not convinced about the state of her teenage daughter, wondering why she did not talk to her if she was still alive, at least to hear her voice.
Her fears were confirmed the following day when she was told her daughter was nowhere to be seen, not even among those taken to hospital.
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“My brothers-in-law were sent to me to break the news, but the moment I saw them I knew my daughter was no more. Until now I am not at peace. I went to hospital in Mombasa where they took my DNA samples. I just want to see my child one more time. I want to see her body and bury her. I would not want the government to say that all the children should be buried together,” she pleaded.
Zura makes last phone call at 5pm
The grieving mum recalled her last phone call with Zura, saying she was tense and stressed, which was unusual for the teenager.
Asha regretted not asking her daughter what the tension was about, instead only encouraging her to work hard in school since school fees had been paid and everything provided for her.
“She called me the following day at 5pm. I spoke with her. She then spoke with her dad and asked for all her brothers. She talked to all of them except her older brother who was not around. That was the last time we talked. We went to sleep and then hours later the fire incident happened,” she emotionally shared.
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Nakuru mum who rushed to Utumishi Girls at 3am speaks
In another story, Eunice Mureithi was asleep when she heard her phone buzzing at 3am as her friend and fellow parent called her to deliver distressing news.
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Mureithi was informed that Utumishi Girls Academy, where her daughter attended school, was on fire, prompting her to rush to the scene.
The Nakuru mother spoke after checking on her daughter as she narrated what happened, with Kenyans reacting to the incident.
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