Kabete National Polytechnic has been closed indefinitely hours after students went on the rampage.
Chief Principal Patrick Muchemi released a letter dated Tuesday, September 17, ordering students to vacate the institution’s premises immediately.
“This is to inform you that the Polytechnic has been closed indefinitely. You are required to vacate the Polytechnic with immediate effect,” the notice read.
Earlier on Tuesday, unsavoury scenes were witnessed at the polytechnic as students lit fires and blocked major roads in protests.
Kabete Polytechnic students staging a protest on Tuesday, September 17. PHOTO/City Digest
Reports indicate that the students were protesting against the introduction of exam fees on top of the normal tuition.
The protests paralysed transport at a section along Waiyaki Way with police from the nearby Kabete Police Station deployed to quell the situation.
Several kilometres away, Multimedia University students also engaged police in running battles in protest against poor facilities in their institutions.
Students were reportedly irate due to the lack of water in the institution – a situation that has persisted for at least two weeks.
The protests along Magadi Road were very volatile, with a video of police officers manhandling one student near the hostels going viral on social media.
The Kabete latest National Polytechnic development marked the second incident of an institution getting closed down because of student unrest in less than 48 hours.
On Monday, Dagoretti High School had to be closed down and students were sent home after a fight broke out on Sunday night between two factions. Kenyans.co.ke has learnt the fight was religiously motivated.
The incident left 11 students injured.
A signage at the entrance of Dagoretti High School in Nairobi.
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