Moi University has issued a statement over the scheduled reporting by first year students.
The statement follows a strike by lecturers which officially begun on Wednesday, August 20, 2025.
According to the university’s Vice Chancellor Prof Kiplagat Kotut, despite the lecturers’ going on strike, the reporting date remains as earlier communicated.
The first years are now expected to report to the institution based in Kesses, Uasin Gishu County, and all its campuses, begining today, August 21, 2025.
“Moi University wishes to reassure all stakeholders that reporting by first-year students for the 2025/2026 Academic Year will proceed as scheduled from Thursday, 21st August, 2025, at the Main Campus and other respective campuses,” Prof Kotut said in part of the statement.
In addition, the VC noted that the University Council and Management remain fully committed to resolving all outstanding issues through meaningful and constructive engagement with all stakeholders.
He further pointed out that measures have been put in place to ensure that the University remains fully operational and that the registration and orientation process runs smoothly.
“Parents and guardians are therefore, encouraged to facilitate their children to report as planned. Moi University looks forward to warmly welcome the new cohort of students into the University family,” Prof Kotut said.
Over 6,000 students were successfully placed to study various degree courses at the university by the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS).
Why Moi University lecturers are on strike?
The lecturers strike at Moi University, called by the Universities Academic Staff Union comes after lapse of the seven-day strike notice.
According to UASU, they have been forced to go back to strike over the university management’s failure to implement a return-to-work agreement signed on November 30, 2024 which led to an end of their three-month strike.
The agreement listed 25 issues, which UASU claim none has been implemented, over a year later.
In addition, the lecturers have accused the University Council of diverting Ksh 500 million to other use, instead of paying part of their salary arrears, as it has been agreed in a deal brokered by the Ministry of Education.
