Maseno University has been closed indefinitely following two days of student unrest.
Riots started after one of the students was killed outside the university premises.
In retaliation, the students beat to death the alleged killer.
Vice Chancellor Julius Nyambudi Tuesday announced the closure of the institution following what he called ’disturbances’.
Security was beefed up at the university and its environs as tension rose following the killings on Monday evening.
It was alleged the third-year Business student was killed over a deal gone sour at Mabungo market, on the outskirts of the university.
Reports of the slashing to death of the student sparked protests among his colleagues, leading to the lynching of the suspect.
The suspected student killer's house was also torched.
The students then turned their anger on local businesses, damaging a number of stalls and shops and harassing the public.
They also defied the police and started harassing motorists on the Kisumu-Busia highway, before barricading it with stones and bonfires.
The students claimed they were being attacked while police did nothing about it. They cited three attacks on students over the past one month.
It took a reinforcement from the general service unit (GSU) and the quick response team (QRT) to contain the students who had Tuesday blocked the highway and were pelting motorists with stones.
Kisumu County Police Commander Titus Yoma said his officers would pitch camp at the institution until calm is restored. He warned the students against venting their anger on motorists and business premises.
As the protests were going on, the university management was holed up in a meeting with community leaders to broker peace. The university's Head of Public Relations, Owen Mc'Onyango, said the closure was in the best interest of the students and the community.
