In other developments, on 14th July 2021, Nairobi University students protested a fee increase. The protest, which was held along University Way and Uhuru highway in the capital’s central business district, was organized by the University of Nairobi Students’ Association after negotiations over the increment collapsed. The increment saw the tuition fees for some self-sponsored students move from KES 275,000 to 600, 000 (USD 2,460 to 5,368), with some degree courses reaching as high as KES 1,000,000 (USD 8,947). Police beat and used tear gas and water tanks to disperse the protest. Reports indicated that some students were arrested, while the police also blocked the university’s entrance to prevent more students from leaving to join the protest.
