The country has been jolted by reports of grisly murders of university students in the recent past. In the latest incident, Adah Nyambura, a first-year student at Maasai Mara University was raped, burnt with an iron box and then strangled reportedly after attending a party with friends.
In April, Ann Wangari, a fourth-year student at Bomet University, was killed and dumped in a river. In the same university, a male student died after he was stabbed by his girlfriend after they broke up.