Saving Moi University: Institution had so much promise, what happened?
University Academic Staff Union from Moi University Chapter in Kesses, Uasin Gishu County demonstrate demanding pay increment, remittances of deductions from their salaries, among other grievances on September 06, 2021.
The institution was established in 1984 as the second public university in Kenya.
Moi University has accrued debts to the tune of Sh4.5 billion.
When Moi University was established in 1984 as the second public university in Kenya, it was primed to be the model university outside the city. The establishment followed a recommendation by the Presidential Working Party on the Establishment of a Second University, commonly known as Mackay Report.
Close to 40 years since its inception, the institution of higher learning is weighed down by financial woes. According to data from the Ministry of Education, Moi University has accrued debts to the tune of Sh4.5 billion. This ballooning debt has been attributed to the establishment of constituent colleges, unchecked expansion of its satellite campuses and alleged mismanagement over the years.
