ENOUGH! Moi University’s Staff End Three-Month Strike
Moi University and the Universities Academic Staff Union (UASU) inked a return-to-work agreement on Saturday, November 30, bringing an end to a three-month strike.
The development follows mediation by the Ministry of Education, which was able to bring the two opposing groups to an agreement. Julius Migos Ogamba, the Education Cabinet Secretary, oversaw the mediation process.
The strike, which had brought studying at the university to a halt, is now expected to bring students and instructors back to campus.
The academics went on to protest over bad working conditions and accused Vice Chancellor Isaac Kosgey of mismanagement.
Moi University, roars back to life! A symbol of resilience, unity, and the transformative power of education. At the colorful signing of the return-to-work formula event today, a brighter future begins—one that fulfills the dreams of students, staff, and the nation.… pic.twitter.com/4DZKdiMPcp
— Dr Beatrice Muganda Inyangala (@Bettymuganda17) November 30, 2024
On Monday, November 25, the staff promised to continue their strike despite UASU reaching an agreement with the government to stop the national lecturers, claiming that the institution had not answered their requests.
According to Busolo Wekesa, Secretary General of the UASU Moi University Chapter, the agreement to stop the national strike had no bearing on theirs.
Moi University strike ends:
— Citizen TV Kenya (@citizentvkenya) November 30, 2024
Lecturers call off their three-month long strike
CS Migos witnessed the signing of the return-to-work deal
Wasonga: To the workers, let's go back to work on Monday#CitizenWeekend @OBurrows pic.twitter.com/oPLOjW0MWT
“We began our strike on August 26 and we will continue because we have our demands that we gave to the management of Moi University and we want to let you know that we have not received any solutions to them,” Busolo told the media.
“So the industrial action of Moi University staff will be ongoing up to when we will get a solution. Just to let Kenyans know that there were two strikes, a national one and ours here,” he added.
During the strike, both staff and students staged demonstrations at the school in a rare show of unity against the university management.
The university responded by closing the institution and suspending over 1,000 academic personnel for failing to show up for work.
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Kosgey, the embattled VC, was later called by the Ethics and Anti-wrongdoing Commission (EACC) for alleged wrongdoing in Ksh2 billion projects at the struggling university.
He was scheduled to appear at the EACC offices in Eldoret for questioning regarding alleged financial embezzlement at the university.
The disaster at Moi University drew the attention of President Ruto, who blamed the university’s problems on internal governance concerns. He also stated that he had issued instructions to ameliorate the problem.
“The challenges in Moi University are related to internal administrative and governance issues which I have given firm instructions that should be addressed,” he asserted.
ENOUGH! Moi University’s Staff End Three-Month Strike
