Sub-tribe politics intensifies as learning is paralysed in Meru University

Meru University Main Campus Vice Chancellor Prof. Japhet Kithinji Magambo, educates students from the institution on how to handle a tree seedling before being planted on the main field. Photo Peter Muthomi

A stand-off between students and the management has disrupted learning at Meru University for a whole academic year.

The management is accusing the student leadership of hooliganism and being compromised by the political class, while the students blame the administration for financial mismanagement and mistreatment of learners opposed to the vice.