Kiirua Technical Training Institute students boycotted classes to protest against what they called their principal’s highhandedness, lack of equipment, run-down infrastructure and poor diet. Twenty-four students were arrested on Thursday and are being held at Kirua police station cells. Students Jana Ododah, Charles Muriuki and Joan Achieng called for the transfer of the principal. “When we complain about food, we are dismissed that we’re here to study, not to eat,” Ododah said. Principal Mugambi said trouble started on Thursday, when students refused to take tea, demanding to be served in big mugs, not cups.

Source: The Star March 03, 2019 18:56 UTC