A section of students at Multimedia University blocked Magadi Road as they protested the death of their colleague.
The students blocked Magadi Road towards Ongata Rongai, Kajiado County, on Monday in protests over the death of their colleague, Lameck Wambui Mwangi.
Mwangi, a second-year student in the Faculty of Social Sciences and Technology, was found dead on March 9 in what authorities suspect was a hit-and-run accident.
The students engaged police in running battles after barricading the road and paralysing transport for the better part of the morning.
They blamed the accident on the newly recarpetted road, which lacks markings and speed bumps.
Motorists were locked out as the standoff between students and police officers escalated, with tear gas being used to disperse the crowd.
Police said they were called and informed of the accident before picking up a body.
The police promised investigations and action over the sam,e even as they pleaded with the students to clear the road.
They also promised to engage relevant road agencies to address speeding on the road.
Motorists were advised to seek alternative routes as police battled with the rioting students.
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