Moi University Staff Call for the Sacking of Prof. Richard Mibey as VC

Moi University Staff Call for the Sacking of Prof. Richard Mibey as VC.

The Universities Academic Staff Union says Moi University has failed to remit statutory deductions for workers amounting to more than Sh1 billion.

The union said the university had not been remitting the statutory deductions to the NSSF, NHIF and other employee organisations for many years.
It wants a new vice chancellor appointed to end wrangles.

Anti-riot police were deployed after staff and students threatened to protest against the reinstatement of vice chancellor Richard Mibei.

Prof Mibei left the university two weeks ago after his term ended, but returned last Friday under unclear circumstances. He had proceeded on terminal leave and was to return in three months to hand over to his successor.

The Uasu Moi University Chapter secretary, Prof Jack Abok, said Mibei’s tenure as VC expired and his reinstatement by the government was illegal.

The recruitment process for a new VC has been completed and Education CS Fred Matiang’i is expected to name the new institution head.

Abok yesterday said tension is rising and acting VC Fabian Esamai should be allowed to take charge until a new VC is appointed.

“It’s wrong for the government to deploy police at the university instead of listening to the grievances we have raised and restoring order,” Abok said.

He said academic programmes have been interfered with because of poor management. “The interests of an individual should not supersede the welfare and lives of more than 40,000 students, lecturers and workers, among other Kenyans who depend on Moi University,” Abok said.

Uasu officials claim high-level graft had led to the loss of billions of shillings at the university and the EACC should probe it.

Yesterday, police camped at the university as reports indicated that both Mibei and Esamai were working in two separate offices. The management crisis has caused operations at the university to stall.