Egerton University main campus has been closed indefinitely.
This comes in the wake of protests by students over what they described as high fees.
Students for the better part of the day engaged law enforcement officers in running battles as they protested the fee increment.
In a memo shared on Twitter, the University explains that the decision to close the institution was reached at after a meeting with members of the Senate.
"Following demands by the students over demands to sit for examinations without having cleared fee, the Senate at its 505th meeting held on Wednesday 4th December 2019 resolved to close the university with immediate effect until further notice, " Egerton University's memo to students read.
The memo announcing the indefinite closure was signed by Professor Mwanarusi Saidi.
This is not the first time that the university has been indefinitely closed over student unrest.
In 2014, it was closed and students given hours to leave after they engaged in a strike.
At the time, students went on a rampage that led to the burning of businesses operating in the institution.
A businesswoman, Agnes Kahuia, reportedly lost Sh1.5 million in the 2014 riots.