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University students riot over beating of colleague

Maasai Mara University students barricaded the Narok-Bomet Road protesting against the beating of their colleague who was allegedly found having sex with a boda boda operator’s wife.

The students burned tyres and stoned vehicles before they were dispersed by anti-riot police officers. “We cannot allow a comrade to be harassed by anyone over anything,”one student yelled. Police lobbed teargas canisters to the students and arrested tens of them.

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