Students at Multimedia University are urging both the institution’s management and the government to take action over increasing wildlife intrusion on campus.
According to a statement dated April 22, 2026, the students have raised concerns about the growing number of baboons invading hostels.
“Multimedia University students are calling on the school management and the government to intervene over the dire situation of animals that have taken over parts of the institution, such as baboons invading hostels,” read part of the statement.
A video circulating online shows the animals moving through student residences, with several girls seen running away in panic.
Baboons Affect the Study Environment at Multimedia University
Baboons have become known for entering hostels through windows, stealing food, and harassing students, especially female students, when walking alone or carrying food.
This animal invasion is not new to the students, as in 2019, some students were chased by a group of baboons off their basketball pitch.
Students have argued that the baboons are only seen when the university is in session; during the holidays, they are nowhere to be found.
In regard to this issue, the African Wildlife Foundation stated that baboons sleep, travel, feed, and socialize in groups averaging about 50.
They described the animals as opportunistic eaters who feed on just about anything edible, including grass, meat, fish, hares, birds, vervet monkeys, and small antelopes.
However, the organization highlighted that the baboons are losing their habitats due to overgrazing, agricultural expansion, irrigation projects, and overall human settlement.
Other Wildlife Animals that Invade Multimedia University
Apart from baboons, other wildlife animals have been reported endangering the lives of students at Multimedia.
In 2025, Multimedia University students held protests along Magadi road after one of them was mauled by a hyena in Rongai.
Kelvin Mwenda, a 21-year-old student at the institution, was attacked by a hyena at 8 pm along Maasai Lodge Road.
Stephen Romo, a resident of Olmeut village in Ongata Rongai, who was nearby, rushed to rescue Mwenda but ended up being the animal’s victim.
Romo also sustained serious injuries from the attack before they were eventually rescued and rushed to a health facility for treatment.
Following the attacks, the aggrieved students took their frustrations to the streets, protesting in demand for a response from the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS).
They lit bonfires and threw rocks onto Magadi Road, rendering it impassable.
Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) later responded by asking members of the public to follow specific instructions in case they encounter a hyena, including talking to it.
However , in some instances, residents were forced to kill the hyena out of frustration and fears that they would attack their loved ones.
