Maseno University was on Thursday closed indefinitely after students disrupted a training of officials set to man the October 26 vote.
On Wednesday, the students stormed a venue of an IEBC training and flushed out the attendees.
Vice Chancellor Julius Nyabundi ordered the unruly students
to leave the university compound by 8am on Thursday.
The students later barricaded the Kisumu-Busia highway paralysing transport for several hours before police quelled the protests.
"Due to the prevailing circumstances, the university is hereby closed indefinitely. Students are advised to vacate the premises."
Maseno is the third institution of higher learning to be closed over of unrest due to tensions caused by the forthcoming fresh election.
The University of Nairobi and Mt Kenya University's Thika campus were recently closed over student unrest.
Kisumu is one of NASA strongholds where Opposition leaders and their governors have said repeat elections will not be held.
The region has experienced heightened clashes between protesters and security officers leading to the death of four people, including a form four student.
On Wednesday, locals stormed the Huduma Centre and roughed up IEBC officials who were preparing to train poll officials.
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