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Masinde Muliro University closed indefinitely after students' riot

Police at Masinde Muliro University in Kakamega town during student demonstration against the school management on Oct 5th, 2016. The protest was caused by what they termed as rise in examination fee from 1200 to 4200. Police manged to contain the situation. PHOTO: Chrispen Sechere.

Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST) main campus in Kakamega has been closed indefinitely after students went on rampage.

Learning at the institution had stopped from Monday as students spent much of their time sitting outside classes in protest over increased examination fee.

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