A section of students at Multimedia
University blocked Magadi Road as they protested the death of their colleague.
The students blocked Magadi Road towards
Ongata Rongai, Kajiado County, on Monday in protests over the death of their colleague,
Lameck Wambui Mwangi.
Mwangi, a second-year student in the
Faculty of Social Sciences and Technology, was found dead on March 9 in what
authorities suspect was a hit-and-run accident.
The students engaged police in running battles
after barricading the road and paralysing transport for the better part of the
morning.
They blamed the accident on the newly
recarpetted road, which lacks markings and speed bumps.
Motorists were locked out as the standoff
between students and police officers escalated, with tear gas being used to
disperse the crowd.
Police said they were called and informed
of the accident before picking up a body.
The police promised investigations and
action over the sam,e even as they pleaded with the students to clear the road.
They also promised to engage relevant road
agencies to address speeding on the road.
Motorists were advised to seek alternative
routes as police battled with the rioting students.
