Moi University has moved to allay concerns over its future, insisting it is “open, fully functional” and implementing a recovery plan.
In a press release dated July 3, 2026, Acting Vice-Chancellor Prof. Kiplagat Kotut said the university appeared before the National Assembly Departmental Committee on Education on July 2 to provide an account of its finances and reforms aimed at ensuring sustainability.
“The University wishes to give our students, staff, parents and the wider public an unequivocal assurance that the University is open, fully functional, and continues to deliver on its academic mandate,” Prof. Kotut said.
The statement comes amid public speculation on social media and reports suggesting the Eldoret-based institution was facing insolvency and potential staff cuts.
The university attributed its financial challenges to factors that “have accumulated over several years” and are already in the public domain.
Prof. Kotut said the institution, with support from the Ministry of Education, has rolled out a comprehensive recovery plan that has started to yield results.
“The Committee was taken through ongoing academic and administrative reforms, strengthened financial management, enhanced revenue mobilization and prudent expenditure controls that have resulted in a reduction in revenue deficit,” he noted.
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The university listed key indicators of normalcy, including a fully restored Academic Calendar, examinations and graduations being held on schedule, research activities increasing, and “staff salaries continue to be paid on time” — a direct response to claims of imminent layoffs.
Addressing the insolvency reports directly, Prof. Kotut stated: “Thanks to continued support from the Government, the University is registering a progressive improvement in its financial position. Hence the University is in a better position to support its operations.”
He further noted that the Departmental Committee on Education committed to support the institution in engaging the government to address historical financial obligations as the institution strengthens governance to achieve a sustainable financial footing.
