No, Meru activist Makarena did not go to Meru Polytechnic to fund students in order to protest in Meru.

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Meru activist Michael Makarena visited Meru Polytechnic and distributed funds to students in order for them to hold a protest in Meru.

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The iVerify Network of Fact-Checking Desks has fact-checked this content and established that it is False.

To arrive to this conclusion, the iVerify Network of Fact-Checking Desks has conducted the following process. We conducted a reverse image search and established the photo used in the tweet is dating back to November 17, 2017 when demonstrators threw stones at police officers and set up burning barricades on the airport road, when supporters of opposition leader Raila Odinga had gathered to welcome him from a trip overseas.

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