Stories about school fires are almost becoming status quo. A day hardly passes without the mention of a dormitory on fire.
Since the menace started, at least 73 schools have experienced fire incidents this year, according to Education CS Fred Matiang'i.
Luckily, no deaths have been reported during the incidents, but the destruction of property is now running into billions of shillings.
The blame game has done little to quell the situation and worse, it is fueling the fires.
School calendar and examinations rules adjustments announced by Matiang'i have largely been blamed for the crisis, but the SC has always dismissed the excuse as a mere scapegoat.
The SC is right.
Last year, there were cases of schools fires despite the status quo in the education sector. The most horrific case of a school fire in 2015 was reported in Limuru where three boys died when a dorm at Stephjoy Boys High School was set on fire.
When he appeared before a parliamentary committee on Tuesday, Matiang'i said a partnership between his ministry and that of the Interior ministry has enabled exchange of intelligence that could forestall more school fires.
But even before it clocked mid night, at least five more schools were on fire.
The latest incidents have led many to wonder if the crisis in schools has gotten out of hand.
Who then is setting the schools on fire?
How much intelligence have the police gathered since the first incident, and how has it been of help?
Although Matiang'i extended the second term to allow more time for national examination candidates to prepare, the gains he had envisaged may have been lost by now.
Majority of the schools that have had fire incidents have been closed indefinitely with just two weeks to the end for the second term.
The damage caused in many of them could lead to an extend, closure for a substantial period of the third term.
Third term has only 11 weeks according to the new academic calendar.