Kisumu National Polytechnic Closed Indefinitely After Student Unrest

The Kisumu National Polytechnic

The Kisumu National Polytechnic has been closed indefinitely following several days of student protests, demonstrations, and class boycotts.

In a statement released on Friday, September 19, the institution’s Interim Council said it reached the decision during a meeting earlier that day. 

The protests, which began on Monday, September 15, were linked to allegations raised against the management by the Kisumu National Polytechnic Students Association (KINAPOSA).

"This is to notify all staff and trainees that the Interim Council of The Kisumu National Polytechnic held a meeting on Friday 19th September, 2025 and resolved vide Minute 06/19/09/2025 to close the institution with immediate effect following disruptions, demonstrations and boycotting of classes by trainees since Monday 15th September, 2025," the statement read in part.

 

Students have been instructed to leave the campus and stay away until further notice. The Council emphasized that learners should remain calm and wait for updates on when classes will resume.

While regretting the disruptions, the Council said it would investigate the concerns raised by students and address them in order to restore normal operations. 

Staff members, however, have been directed to continue reporting to duty unless told otherwise.

"The Council affirms that the inconvenient circumstances are highly regrettable and wishes to assure all the affected trainees, parents and guardians that the concerns raised will be investigated and addressed expeditiously with a view to resume normalcy to the operations of the Polytechnic," the statement added.

Kisumu National Polytechnic students

The Kisumu closure comes shortly after St. George’s Girls’ Secondary School in Nairobi was shut on Monday, September 8, following overnight unrest. 

The disturbances were reportedly sparked by claims that a teacher had physically assaulted a student who left her dormitory to observe a lunar eclipse.

Security officers were deployed to the Nairobi school to restore order, as parents and administrators gathered the following morning. 

Dagoretti North Sub-County officials confirmed that the school would remain closed as investigations continue.