Seven students of Njoro Boys High School will be remanded for three days to give the police more time to investigate arson allegations mounted against them.
The group has been accused of attempting to burn their school dormitory on Saturday night before being arrested on Sunday morning.
In her ruling on Monday, Nakuru Senior Principal Magistrate Faith Munyi ordered the police to conduct their investigations for three days, after which she will give the way forward.
She directed that the students be given full access to their parents and attorneys throughout their stay in custody.
"The students will also be allowed to contact their relatives, parents, attorneys and the investigative officer,” Justice Munyi was quoted by the Standard.
According to the police who nabbed the group, they were reacting against the school's high-handedness and decided to set the dormitory on fire but failed to go down in the inferno.
The school was closed indefinitely after the attempt on the dorm which houses 70 students.