TUK students during a protest against the closure of the institution along Haile Selassie Street, Nairobi on February 25, 2025/LEAH MUKANGAI
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Technical University of Kenya (TUK) students on Tuesday staged demos in Nairobi demanding the re-opening of the institution.

The university was closed on February 3, 2025, following a lecturers strike.

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The protest began at the school as the students marched to the Ministry of Education headquarters in the Central Business District, Nairobi.

The students were, however, denied entry into the education ministry headquarters.

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They continued protesting at the gates of the ministry before police resorted to using teargas to disperse the students.

TUK student and faculty representative Peter Marita holds a placard outside the Ministry of education offices during a protest against the closure of the Technical University of Kenya, Nairobi on February 25, 2025/LEAH MUKANGAI
Police lob teargas at TUK students TUK students during a protest against the closure of the institution at the ministry of education offices, Nairobi on February 25, 2025/LEAH MUKANGAI
TUK students during a protest against the closure of the institution on their way to the ministry of education offices, Nairobi on February 25, 2025/LEAH MUKANGAI
Police lob teargas at TUK students TUK students during a protest against the closure of the institution at the ministry of education offices, Nairobi on February 25, 2025/LEAH MUKANGAI
TUK students during a protest against the closure of the institution on their way to the ministry of education offices, Nairobi on February 25, 2025/LEAH MUKANGAI
Police lob teargas at TUK students TUK students during a protest against the closure of the institution at the ministry of education offices, Nairobi on February 25, 2025/LEAH MUKANGAI
TUK students during a protest against the closure of the institution on their way to the ministry of education offices, Nairobi on February 25, 2025/LEAH MUKANGAI