'We only get money from the morgue'

Deserted hostels at Njokerio that used to house Egerton University students. [Mercy Kahenda, Standard]

With a population of 19,000 students, 500 academic staff and 1,400 non-academic staff, Egerton University provides a great market niche for Egerton and Njokerio trading centres.

But the two trading centres, situated at the institution's two main gates, are now deserted, with traders intimating a decline in revenues by up to 80 per cent.