At least 10 University Students have been arrested in Nairobi's Central Business District, as they engaged police in running battles.
The students had taken to the streets to protest the delayed disbursement of Higher Education Loans Board funds.
The demonstrating students blocked Uhuru Highway causing a major traffic snarl up towards the Central Business District (CBD). The protesters moved to Helb offices located at Anniversary Towers and finally to the National Treasury offices to demand the allocation of the funds.
Police managed to disperse the students who had been harrassing motorists and causing commotion on the streets. The arrested suspects were taken to the Central Police station.
The enraged scholars cited that they had reported to the University over a month ago yet have no money to use.
In a letter to media houses Student Association of Nairobi University (SONU) chairman Babu Owino warned that businesses in major towns would be interrupted during the demonstrations but assured that the protests would be peaceful and bloodless.
The riot which was popularized on social media under the hashtag #OccupyAnniversaryTowers evoked angry reactions from the students and sought to involve 'comrades' across the country.
@babu_owino @c_nyakundih @helbpage @mahutete comrades can't beg, won't beg!!! this is not salary for us to beg. it's a loan
— Mariera (@Phelixi) September 22, 2015
Already up, ready for today's HELB DEMOS #occupyanniversarytowers @LeonLidigu @UKenyatta @C_NyaKundiH @citizentvkenya @ntvkenya @ItsMutai
— Babu Owino (@Babu_Owino) September 22, 2015
