Business was unusual at Meru Univeristy on Monday leading to an indefinite closure of the institution after student unrest following the death of their colleague.
The students pointed out negligence by the administration as their reason for the protest. They alleged that the institution failed to treat their sick colleague in time leading to his untimely death.
The protest that took hours paralysed business on the Meru-Maua highway causing a mammoth traffic as the students barricaded the road.
However, calm was restored after ant-riot police fired teargas arresting some comrades in the process.
"It is very sad that we have lost a student who had a very promising life ahead of him. But it happened a bit too fast, so we met as the senate and deliberated and realised that it would be very insecure for us to go through the night," deputy vice chancellor Gitonga Mburugu said.
"The health centre should be open all days of the week but it was closed," a student said.
"When our friend developed chest complications, we rushed him to a clinic at the market and after being attended to, he became progressively worse," another student added.
According to Tigania West OCPD Joshua Opiyo, the students caused minimal damage to university facilities and some few kiosks within the periphery.