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Colleges move to take charge of their safety

Security officers man the gate at Garisaa university college. (Photo: Philip Musya/Standard)

Campus police posts, reinforced perimeter walls, mandatory surveillance cameras and increased student subsidies are among new security measures to be implemented in universities to keep terrorists at bay.

The recommendations follow a Government inquiry on the 2015 terror attack on Garissa University College in which 147 people, mostly students, were killed. The safety measures are also intended to guard against fires, illegal drug trade and other petty crimes.

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