Hostel crisis bites as freshers flood Maseno and JKUAT Campuses

As many universities begin to receive first-year students, it seems the accommodation crisis is worsening. The number of students being admitted to university is on the rise, yet the hostels available to them have not been increased.

For freshers at Maseno University, the situation is quite dire. Most of them were alarmed at the distance from the hostels to the university upon reporting. The few who managed to secure accommodation in the university hostels had to contend with congestion. Some rooms had as many as 11 students living together, with only a single bathroom and toilet, according to one first-year student.