Université : émeute à Nairobi – 14 mars 2012

Kenya: Students Riot After Matatu Accident in Pangani

allafrica.com

BY BERNARD MOMANYI, 14 MARCH 2012

Nairobi, Kenya — Students of the Nairobi Technical Training Institute (NTTI) went on the rampage on Wednesday to protest a road accident involving their colleague who was hit and seriously injured near the college.

The accident on Tuesday night sparked major unrest, which saw the students burn down the matatu that hit the victim, before they barricaded roads around the college.

« We want to know why the government is not putting up speed bumps on roads around the school, because this is not the first time it is happening, one student shouted during the Wednesday protests.

The riot paralysed transport to Pangani and the surrounding areas for the better part of Wednesday. read more…