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Students who were protesting the results of their union elections were given half an hour to vacate university premises. (Photo: File/Standard)
Siaya, Kenya: Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology (JOOUST) has been closed indefinitely following protracted student demonstrations that started on Friday night, sparked by an alleged disputed student union's elections.
The university's Senate, through a memo issued Saturday, said it had become impossible to continue normal university activities at the main campus in Bondo.
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