Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba has made major administration changes at the trouble ridden Moi University. The CS has appointed Noah Midamba as the new Moi University Council Chairperson.
In a gazette notice dated Friday, January 17, the CS also announced the appointment of Ronald Wasike, Mercy Nyambura Kanyara, Edward Sambili, and Anne Weceke Makori as council members.
Before his latest appointment, Noah Midamba served as KCA University Vice Chancellor for about ten years before he left the institution in 2021.
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While announcing the changes, CS Ogamba stated that the new appointments take effect immediately, with the council members expected to serve for three years.
The CS has also revoked the appointment of Humphrey Kimani Njuguna, Clara Momanyi, Christopher Khaemba, Eusilah Ngeny, and Susan Aletia as board members.
“In exercise of the powers conferred by section 36 of the Universities Act, as read together with section 51 of the Interpretation and General Provisions Act, the Cabinet Secretary for Education appoints Noah Midamba,” read part of the gazette notice.
The notice comes days after Moi University lecturers protested over the institution’s failure to implement the return to work formula they signed last year.
The University Academic Staff Union (UASU), in a notice on January 10, directed all the university lecturers to stay away from their workstations until their grievances are resolved.
UASU Secretary General Nyabuti Ojuki, while addressing the press, revealed that the university workers had not been paid their salaries for more than two months.
“All universities have implemented the national Collective Bargain Agreement (CBA) and paid salaries after receiving money from the national treasury, but at Moi, nothing has changed,” Ojuki claimed.
“We are wondering why Moi University is the black sheep among all the universities in the country. They do the opposite and cause suffering to lecturers and students,” he added.
However, after a week of protests, the Moi University administration, on January 16, released Ksh113 million to pay all the workers their November and December salaries.
It remains to be seen if the latest administrative changes will finally breath life to the once iconic higher education institution of learning.
