Students demand for their security after their colleague’s killing.

Students of Moi University Main Campus yesterday  clashed with anti-riot police after a colleague was found dead in a bush.

In a standoff that lasted about four hours, thousands of students prevented officers from taking the body of Ms Charity muthoni  Maina of the school of arts and social sciences to the mortuary by demanding the ambulance of  the university to  carry the body  of the deceased and the buses to escort students. these  led to the deflating the tyres of a police vehicle.

The officers eventually dispersed the students using tear gas and shooting in the air. The students accused officers based at Kesses Police Station of doing nothing about insecurity. The body of the third year student was finally taken to the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital mortuary.

In a written statement, the deputy Vice-Chancellor professor Nathan o. ogechi outlined some  measures to curb  security by directing security personnel and police patrols at night, he also added  that the school  will liaise with the landlords at the stage where students stay to clear bushes around their hostels and put up street lights, the DVC  also in his letter assured the comrades to house all female students inside the university  and promised to liaise with NACADA to have all the bar restaurants around the university to be closed at specific times. Professor ogechi said the university is yet to establish long term measures to address accommodation challenges.

The vice chancellor professor Richard mibey today in the morning passed his heartfelt condolences the students strongly appealed to the students to calm down and maintain peace even as the investigations are still underway to determine the cause of death of charity muthoni and make  the final report as soon as possible will be to students.