Uganda, Nov. 20 -- Since schools reopened at the beginning of this year, we have had more than 40 fires in schools. What is causing these fires?

The Ministry of Education and Sports received a report from police on the ongoing investigations regarding fires in schools. Common causes were established as being; unsafe electrical connections, electrical short circuits, unsafe cooking practices and suspected arson due to; conflicts between teachers and management, conflicts between students and administrators, conflicts among students, conflicts between school managers and communities, conflicts among directors and for majority cases, causes not established yet.

We have had rampant school fires, some fatal like we saw at Salama School for t...