Machakos University closed indefinitely

Machakos University has been closed down indefinitely after students went on a rampage early Wednesday, engaging police officers in running battles and grounding transportation on the busy Machakos-Wote road to a halt.

In a memo to all students, the University Vice Chancellor Lucy Irungu said the decision was informed by the evolving security situation around the university and the ongoing students’ demonstrations.

According to the VC, a special meeting convened on Wednesday, December 7, resolved to have the university closed with immediate effect.

Students have been advised to vacate the school premises with immediate effect, with the university saying further communication as to the resumption of learning will be communicated.

The latest comes just hours after students went on a rampage, apparently after word broke out that a student who was shot by a stray bullet during the Monday demonstrations had succumbed at the Machakos Level 5 Hospital.

The student was reportedly shot during protests against increased insecurity around the campus after one of the students, reportedly waylaid by thugs succumbed to injuries at the Kenyatta National Hospital.