Transport was paralyzed along the busy Meru-Maua highway for the better part of Tuesday, January 28, 2025, after university students went on rampage to protest the killing of their comrade and inaction by authorities. Kenyans.co.ke has since learnt that Meru University students have had to endure insecurity within and outside the university, an issue that has been ignored by the university administration and local authorities.
By midday, Tuesday, irate students were still on the streets, barricading the Meru-Maua highway vowing not to move unless their grievances were heard and resolved. According to the students, the rising cases of insecurity were mainly prevalent around the Mascan Area, where criminal gangs have been tracking, attacking and robbing the learners. Images of protests along the Meru - Maua highway on Tuesday, January 28.
Photo Hon Nyakoyo Geoffrey Police had a difficult time trying to disperse the angry students, who overwhelmed authorities with their large numbers.
Videos that have since been obtained by Kenyans.co.ke show some of the students engaging officers in running battles, with teargas canisters being deployed to quell the chaos.
