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Are riots the new normal in universities?

Police clear Kisumu- Busia road that was barricaded by Maseno University students in 2015.PIC BY COLLINS ODUOR

Students unrest has become the currency with which business is conducted in most public universities locally.

In the past two week alone, there have been at least three reported cases of students going on strike and damaging school and public property. In most cases, this has led to the respective institutions being closed down indefinitely. But what is behind this worrying trend?

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