Njoro Sub County Police Commandant, Mohammed Huka has disputed claims of student arrests during riots in Egerton University main campus in Njoro since Sunday evening. Huka said that the reports by the media were false and no student has been arrested adding that businesses across the gate remained closed for security reasons. Students had protested against the administration's move seeking to block students with fee areas from sitting exams. Signing the agreement would require the students to pay the fee before the end of February failure to which, they would be deregistered. The student protested the decision and wanted to gain entrance without complying to the demand.

Source: The Star January 13, 2020 10:41 UTC