Recently the University of Nairobi students went on a rampage after a ban on cooking in their hostels.
In Kisii University, the ban was effected since September 2014 when freshmen were admitted in the institution.
However, the rule of 'no cooking' in hostels was not very well received by most continuing students who said it had been a norm for them to prepare their own meals.
As a result, they opted to look for accommodation off campus to suit their needs.
Even when fresh students are admitted, a number of them found it difficult to submit to the rule and therefore sought for housing outside campus during the second semester.
The halls department banned cooking in the hostels arguing that the administration was paying huge amounts of money for electricity.
"If that was the main problem, they could have regulated the power distribution in hostels and let us continue cooking using gas cookers or stoves," said Patrick Charo, a third year.
The halls department recommended students to take their meals from the students' mess where food prices are lowered for students.
Officers from the department regularly conduct an inspection in the hostels to ensure the rule is effected.
"Eating from the mess is inconvenient because it is opened at specific hours which differ from ours. Sometimes we get out of lectures late and find it already closed," said Brian Oluoch.
"Cooking on our own could be helpful because we can take meals at anytime you are free from lectures," he added.
Chrispus Biketi argued that cooking oneself is comfortable because some students prefer specific meals that are not found in the mess.
"Because they restricted from cooking, most of us opted to stay outside campus to live comfortably," he noted.