Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna was denied entry to Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) Karen campus on Thursday, September 17, where he was scheduled to speak at a student forum.

• The event, an inaugural forum on law, policy and governance, was abruptly cancelled by the university administration.
• Senator Edwin Sifuna was invited by the university’s student leadership.
• Reasons cited for the cancellation included fears of student unrest and the absence of several professors, though the exact circumstances remain unclear.