KNUST accommodation crisis: Unity Hall Master backs students’ protest over exorbitant hostel fees

Puts pressure on us because, just this week, a lot of students will come to you; they are almost finishing their first year, and they want to stay in the hall.

However, the high cost of private off-campus housing drives continuing students to desperately seek extensions to stay in traditional halls.

Growing frustration over skyrocketing private accommodation costs at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Kumasi has boiled over into public protests, drawing sharp concern from both university authorities and officials.