Students at the University of Nairobi on Monday night rioted, burning down hostels in protest over the death of a colleague.
The student is said to have died from beatings by security guards who man the University of Nairobi hostels.
A UoN student leader said the student was beaten up by guards who then abandoned him at Central Park near the main campus.
“The guards claim the student was a goon, yet we know him as a fellow comrade,” said the student leader.
He said that the torched buildings were abandoned hostels commonly known as prefabs.
The student, identified as Kytte Ondeng alias Ras, is said to have succumbed to his injuries at a Nairobi hospital where he was taken by Good Samaritans.
Meru Polytechnic riot
Monday also witnessed another student riot at the Meru National Polytechnic.
Rioting students went on the rampage burning down shops, vandalizing businesses and paralyzing transport services in Makutano protesting the killing of a colleague on Sunday.
The polytechnic was closed down indefinitely.
