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11 university students arrested over HELB demo arraigned in court

Some of the university students accused of taking part in the demonstration. They were released on Sh20,000 cash bail. [PHOTO: GEORGE NJUNGE/STANDARD]

Nairobi, Kenya: Eleven university students were Wednesday charged before a magistrate's court in Nairobi with unlawful assembly following a demonstration.

The students from University of Nairobi and Technical University of Kenya pleaded not guilty before Senior Principal Magistrate Martha Mutuku and were released on a Sh50,000 bond with a surety of a similar amount or a cash bail of Sh20,000.

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