At least 20 people died Saturday and 26 others were hospitalised after drinking an illegal brew in eastern Kenya, the police said.

The trial of two boys charged with the deaths of 67 of their classmates in a dormitory blaze began today in Kenya.

The death toll in the Kenyan school fire has risen to 64 as four more students have died from their burns.

Authorities in Kenya say 10 more pupils have died from their injuries following a school dormitory fire.

A school fire which killed at least 58 students in Kenya may have been started deliberately.