{
  "id": 137780,
  "title": "'With arson, they are forced to release students': Kenya's boarding school system nears breaking point",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/with-arson-they-are-forced-to-release-students-kenyas-boarding-school",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-04T15:00:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
    "slug": "le-monde-english",
    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/le-monde-africa/article/2026/08/04/with-arson-they-are-forced-to-release-students-kenya-s-boarding-school-system-nears-breaking-point_6756153_124.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Since the start of June, 204 schools have been damaged by students, who are protesting against harsh living conditions, run-down facilities and corporal punishment. At the end of May, 16 boarders died in a dormitory fire.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}