Moi University VC summoned by EACC
Prof Kosgey to appear at the commission’s Eldoret offices for grilling
9d agoBY MATHEWS NDANYIRealtime
Uasin Gishu Governor Jonathan Bii has pleaded with the government to rescue Moi University from collapse.
Bii said the college was Kenya’s second university, which has produced some of the country’s top leaders, and it should not be allowed to go under.
The governor said as leaders from the region they had made a request to the national government to intervene and help the university emerge from its current woes.
Bii said the university had helped in the establishment of more than 10 other universities using its limited resources—a move that depleted it's coffers.
“Moi University is like a mother who gave birth to many children and, in the process, exhausted its own resources in raising them," Bii said.
Vice Chancellor Professor Isaack Kosgey, three senior staff members, and four council members are among those under investigation by the EACC over alleged financial mismanagement.
The EACC has said it is investigating alleged financial mismanagement of more than Sh2.2 billion at the university.
Governor Bii says all interventions, including extra funding, should be availed to the university to help restart its operations.
“We should not allow Moi University to disappear just like that, yet it produced most of the top leaders in the country, including myself," Bii said.
The governor was speaking during the Uasin Gishu chapter of the Kenya Music and Cultural Festivals at the Homecraft Centre in Eldoret.
The governor said the county was in talks to put up a museum and cultural center in Eldoret City. He said plans were also underway to host a major cultural festival for communities in the Rift Valley region.
Bii was with the county executive for education, Anthony Sitienei, among others
