2015年12月1日報道，肯亞，由於法國等地上月接連發生嚴重恐襲，此前曾發生多次恐襲的肯亞加強反恐措施。但當地警方11月30日在首都內羅畢一間大學進行反恐演習，由於事前沒通知，眾師生驚聞槍聲以為真有恐襲，嚇得慌忙跳樓逃命，並引發踩踏事件，造成1人死亡，至少37人受傷。
肯亞警方當日在內羅畢的斯特拉斯莫爾大學進行反恐演習，一些作武裝分子打扮的人，手持槍械及震撼彈闖進校園其中一幢建築物，期間出現多次槍聲及爆炸聲。不少師生以為真有恐怖分子來襲，慌忙逃生。有人冒險爬出窗外，靠在外牆避難。多人更是從3樓的窗戶跳下逃生。
33歲女職員基達巴因從3樓一躍而下，頭部重創死亡。師生逃命時也引發踩踏，造成多人受傷。醫院消息指，多數傷者是因跳樓而骨折，部分人頭部及胸部受傷，其中3人未脫離生命危險。校方事後澄清只是進行反恐演習，對師生因事件受驚表遺憾。
一名女學生表示︰「我以為像巴黎恐襲一樣，有恐怖分子來襲擊我們！」另一學生切格則指︰「我見到身穿（恐怖組織）索馬利亞青年黨服裝的人，持槍從樓梯走上來。我藏在桌子下避難，再跳窗逃生。周圍有人尖叫，我真的很害怕！」
在恐襲陰霾下，當局被炮轟事前完全沒通知師生，引起恐慌。但警方強調該演習已走正常程序。一些社交網用戶則曾於11月29日貼文，指警方將進行模擬反恐演習，但沒有公開演習地點。
One dead, 38 hurt as Kenya university security drill sparks panic
(2015-12-01)
Nairobi - One member of staff died and 37 people were injured Monday after a security drill at a Nairobi university was mistaken for a real attack, sparking scenes of panic, the university said.
A 33-year-old female employee "has died from severe head injuries", said Strathmore University's communications director Betty Ngala.
Police said they were merely carrying out a security exercise, but images showed terrified students standing on window ledges at the university, which is close to the centre of the Kenyan capital.
Ngala said "around 15" people needed hospital treatment after the incident, while 22 others who were hurt less seriously.
She said most of those injured suffered broken bones after "jumping from high floors".
Students later said the rush to escape to safety came as they were startled by the sound of gunfire.
In a statement, the university said the exercise on campus was aimed at "aimed at testing the preparedness of the university community and emergency team in the event of an attack".
Run away
"Unfortunately some students and staff panicked," it added.
Nairobi police chief Japheth Koome said all the proper procedures were followed for Monday's drill.
The students' fearful response comes with the country still reeling from a number of high-profile attacks claimed by Somali-led, al-Qaeda-linked Shabaab insurgents.
They include an April massacre at Garissa university in which 148 people were killed, and a 2013 assault on Nairobi's Westgate shopping mall that killed 67.
"After what we saw in Garissa and Westgate I couldn't waste a minute, I jumped down and the next thing, I just realised, I can't move because I broke my leg," an unnamed student told Capital FM.
Another student, Joseph, was quoted as saying by the radio station: "It is very wrong that they didn't tell us. After hearing gunshots I had to run out because there were guys who were dressed like al-Shabaab, like those people we saw in Westgate and we had to run away."
Dr Evans Mwendwa at Nairobi West Hospital told Capital FM radio that at least two people were seriously injured in the panic.
"Two of them are in critical condition, 14 are stable, they mostly sustained fractures, others have head injuries," he said.