Moi University has a record of producing some of the most
political,media,medical and administrative bigwigs in Kenya.The first
institution in the Rift of Kenya to become a public university in 1984
with only 90 forestry students transferred from Nairobi University has
now grown into a big institution to reckon with.
Some of the names
to think about when one hears of the university include Aden
Duale(National Assembly leader of majority),Mercy Kandie(Standard
journalist),Hon Ochieng the Ugenya law maker ,Kithure Kindiki(Speaker
Senate),Hassan Omar(Mombasa Senator) and the former presidential
candidate James Ole Kiyapi.The Kesses based institution has of late been
in the news for captivating,shocking and heartbreaking news ranging
from murder incidences,administrative setbacks and tribal conflicts.
Every
new year an individual,company or group wishes to make a step ahead but
2015 has not been the best for Moi University. The school at the
beginning of the year suffered from accommodation crisis in all its
campuses due to the large number of admissions it makes.Other than that
,its satellite campus Annex(school of Law) rung the headlines and was
shut down for over two months due to staff demonstration making trends
on twitter.
On 22nd February,Charity Maina a third year in the
school of arts was raped and murdered in cold blood due to in adequate
security measures within and around the campus .This incident moved
students to protest and when the government’s men in blue chipped in to
calm them ,their van was burnt down in front of the administration
block.
On 3rd April ,Alshaabab militia attacked its campus in
Garissa and killed 143 students an attack that is the second worst
terrorist act after 1998 bomb blast. This was a matter that attracted
foreign concern since it took place just days after the European Nations
had placed travel ban in the Coastal Kenya due to security lapses in
the country.On 13th July,a campus girl Cecilia Jebet was killed by
estranged boyfriend in on of the town campuses of Moi.
On the same
day ,just four days to students election,the school was shut down amid
tribal clashes on who to vie and who not to vie in the entertainment
docket.Students were stuck around town as some lacked fare to their
various homes and accommodation. Two days after the varsity senate met
to call back the students with each to pay Kshs 1000 as fine ,Comrades
on Twitter (COM) trended in #tags branded TellmoiUniSomething and
#shameMoiUni to demand justice that was accepted and the
fine uplifted.On 18 July the varsity shopping centre was again raided
and the local pub and clubs suffered loss as more that 2000 litres of
illicit brands were collected. The institution need serious prayers and
administrative order before the good name that has been built for 31
years doesn’t go into waste.
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