Education CS Ogamba Fires Entire Moi University Council, Appoints New Team[LIST]

Cabinet Secretary Julius Migos Ogamba has fired all Moi University council members and appointed a new team to oversee in a bid to restructure the institution.

CS Ogamba revoked the appointment of Dr Humphrey Kimani Njuguna as the council chairman and replaced him with Prof Noah Midamba.

Prof Clara Samiji Momanyi, Christopher Khaemba, Eusilah Jepkosgei Ngeny, and Susan Amlango Aletia were among those whose appointments were revoked.

In a Kenya Gazette notice dated January 17, Mr Ogamba appointed Prof Ronald Wasike, Dr Mercy Nyambura Kanyara, Dr Edwin Sambili, and Anne Weceke Makori as members of the new council

This folllows President Ruto’s promise to deal with the challenges facing Moi University.He disclosed plans to overhaul the management and allocate adequate resources to salvage the financially troubled institution.

“We will put in place an efficient management team and allocate sufficient resources so that Moi University can thrive like other public universities,” President Ruto said last Friday.

The management released Sh113 million in salary arrears last week to counter the resumption of work boycott by the teaching and non-teaching staff.

The university further paid December salaries in full, a day after the Universities Academic Staff Union (Uasu) and the Kenya University Staff Union (Kusu) warned of another strike accusing the management of flouting the return-to-work pact.

“I can confirm that the salary arrears for the three October, November, and December have been wired to the workers’ accounts while the December salaries have been paid in full, which is a relief to our members,” said Nyabuta Ojuki, Uasu Chapter Secretary.

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