UoN to review hostel fees after students protest over cost hike

University of Nairobi Students’ Association had threatened to paralyse operations if the accommodation fees was not reverted to Sh6,000. [File, Standard]

The University of Nairobi (UoN) has bowed to pressure on on-campus accommodation costs, announcing plans to review them downwards.

In a memo to students, the UoN’s management said that a meeting on July 29 adopted a report on reviewing the hostel fees that would be communicated by August 6.