Pwani University students engaged in a protest seeking answers following an accident that led to the death of nine students and three staff. Several others were injured in the accident that occurred on 30th March 2023 in Kayole, along the Naivasha- Nakuru Highway. The students were heading to Eldoret for a sporting event. The protests, led by the students, were to seek answers as to what caused the accident that led to the death of their colleagues.

The University shut down to allow the students to moan.