Two security guards attached to Moi University have been charged with rape of a student.
The two, Ezekiel Barmasai and Timothy Kemboi, are accused of committing the offense on October 6, 2017 within at the Eldoret-based institution.
Each suspect faced two alternative charges of raping and touching the girl's private parts.
They pleaded not guilty to the charges and were released on a sh500, 000 bond.
Moi University students held demonstrations on Sunday condemning the incident and reported the case to police in Eldoret.
READ MORE
People Vs State: Mbadi's Sh4.8tr budget raises tax fears
When mother universities cry: How Kenya failed academic giants
Victims of protests threaten mass demos over unpaid compensation deadline
Bullets, broken dreams: Final moments of men killed during fuel protests in Thika, Ruiru
The matter will be mentioned in court on October 19 with the hearing date on November 2, 2017.
In 2015, Moi University students staged protests after one of them was raped, killed and body dumped near one of the hostels.
