Nairobi Senator Johnson Sakaja has called for thorough investigations into the incidents of fires being reported in schools across the country.
Sakaja says that the situation is getting out of hand and urgent measures should be instituted to curb the vice.
Speaking at the Jesus Winners Ministry church in Roysambu on Sunday, Sakaja said that little is being done to tame students from torching schools.
He said that there is more to what meets the eyes in the ugly incidents of school fires.
"Relevant agencies including the Ministry of Education must explain to Kenyans what is happening in our schools," he said.
Sakaja said that exams alone cannot be the reason to why students are burning the schools.
He accused some government agencies of laxity in taming the ugly incidents.
Sakaja pleaded with students to calm down and stop burning schools. He asked students to say what is ailing them instead of destroying property.
Incidents of school fires continue to be reported in schools across the country. Several schools have been closed indefinitely after incidents of fire were reported.
Equally, hundreds of students across the country have been arrested, probed and charged in court over the same.
On Sunday, Highway School in Nairobi was closed indefinitely after fire broke out injuring 30 students who were treated at Kenyatta National Hospital and later discharged.
Last week, Education Cabinet Secretary Ambassador Amina Mohammed said that indisciplined students will not be tolerated.
She said that records of rogue students will be kept and reflect on their Certificates of Good Conduct.