The management of Moi University and Education Principal Secretary Beatrice Inyangala on Sunday announced new reopening dates for the varsity after one month's closure following student unarrest.
According to the University Vice Chancellor Isaac Kosgey, all students will be expected to report back on Friday, November 8, after a series of consultations with key stakeholders that are currently underway.
According to a memo released by Kosgey, the University Board of Management met with officials from the University and Academic Staff Union (UASU) on Sunday to take a key consultative approach towards the reopening.
The meeting was also attended by the student representatives from the Kenya University Students Union (KUSU).
The meetings are set to continue until tomorrow, November 5, setting the ground for the return of normalcy in the institution that has been the subject of news following the unrest that is currently facing it.
The management board of Moi University, the Chairperson of the University Council, the National Secretary General of UASU Constantine Wesonga, and the National Secretary General of KUSU will then meet on Wednesday to ratify key considerations.
Among the considerations to be ratified include the signing of the return to work (RTWF) formula between the University management and the student representatives.
Higher Education Principal Secretary Beatrice Inyangala announced that the State Department for Higher Education officials will be at the varsity to witness the reopening of the institution.
''The State Department for Higher Education and Research will be at Moi University on Friday, November 8, 2024, to welcome the students back to the University. Comrades Resilience,’’ Inyangala revealed in a statement.
The university was closed following protests by the students on October 3, who expressed frustration over the Vice Chancellor’s move to close the institution noting that the decision threatened their right to education.
During the protests, the students called for the immediate resignation of the VC whom they accused of poor management of the school including failing to heed the grievances raised by the school workers.
Consequently, the VC ordered an indefinite closure of the school, after a meeting of the Senate resolved to suspend teaching and learning activities at the institution.
“The University Senate in a Special Meeting held today Thursday 3rd October 2024 resolved to suspend the teaching and learning activities of the 1st Semester 2024/2025 Academic Year as a consequence of the industrial action of staff and subsequent student unease,” the statement from the VC read in part.
