Laikipia East Member of Parliament Mwangi Kiunjuri has come out to distance himself from reports that the girl behind the fire that led to the death of 10 students at Moi Girls High School in 2017 is his daughter.

This after a narrative surfaced online claiming that the convict has been walking scot-free despite being slapped with a five-year sentence in February 2022.

In his swift rebuttal, Kiunjuri wrote on X terming the reports as false and disingenuous, adding that his political rivals maliciously coined the narrative to attack him.

"Let it be known to all the perpetrators of this reckless, insensitive and inhumane falsehood that I have NEVER had a daughter or a relative at Moi Nairobi Girls," he said.

"Unfortunately, some reckless individuals have decided to score whatever points by regurgitating this falsehood without any due consideration to the parents and relatives who lost loved ones in the incident and the fresh wounds they may still have."

He added that the parents of the convict in question are known and anyone willing to identify them can easily visit the school to get the details.

The legislator condemned the use of tragic events to settle political scores, noting that it is insensitive and inhumane.

"My heart goes out to the parents who lost their children in this unfortunate incident and whose scars continue to be opened afresh each time in the name of people politicking," he said. 

At the time of the incident, the convict was 14 years old. She was housed in Kabarnet dormitory, where the fire broke out after the students returned to school from holiday.

While handing the sentence, Justice Stella Mutuku noted that despite being a minor, the girl's offences were severe as such she had to be held accountable for her actions.