A 23-year-old student at the University of Eldoret was killed in a fight with an unknown assailant at the main campus.
Police said Chris Nyaribo succumbed to injuries he sustained following the fight on October 26.
He died at the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital a day after being admitted.
Other students said Nyaribo and his assailants had differed over a female student before a fight broke out.
The female student was with Nyaribo at the time he was attacked.
The assailant is believed to be a fellow student at the university.
It was then that he was seriously assaulted leading to his death.
Police said they are yet to know the assailant and efforts to trace him are ongoing.
The female student is helping police with investigations in an effort to trace the said assailant and establish the real motive behind the fight.
The body was moved to the local mortuary on Friday pending autopsy and further probe.
The parents of the student were heartbroken after being informed of the tragedy.
Other students at the college called for a thorough probe into the incident to get the assailant.
The safety of students in both public and private institutions has been an issue following recent cases of deaths.
The latest incident happened at Pwani University where a female student was stabbed and killed in an attack within the institution in Kilifi.
No arrest has been made so far but teams of detectives are pursuing the incident.
Officials said the university does not have a fence and is accessed by even strangers.
At Daystar University, a female student was found dead after a suspected suicide. Police say they are investigating the incidents.
Police are still investigating the death of a fourth-year Moi University student who was discovered dead in her room in September this year.
The body of Cynthia Mutinda was found in her room long after she had died.
Police want colleges to take various measures to ensure the safety of their students. These include the construction of fences and the installation of security lights at various places.
Officials blame the lack of funds for the situation of lack security measures and warn this may continue to happen if the students are also not careful.
