Over 300 Moi University Community Hold Demonstration Want VC Removed

Over 300 Moi University Community held demonstrations calling for the removal of the university VC Prof. Isaac Sanga.

They held a peaceful demonstration from Moi University’s main Campus and took their petition to the Kesses Sub-county Deputy County Commissioner Lilian Rotich who promised to take it to relevant people.

In the year 2016, former Uasin Gishu governor and current senator Jackson Mandago, Elgeyo Marakwet governor Alex Tolgos together with other Moi university community demonstrated against the former VC Laban Ayiro so that Kosgei could get the seat only for him to disappoint them.

“We want the VC removed with immediate effect since he is running down the institution instead. To repossess the glory of Moi University he must go,” said Richard Kipsoimo while speaking to the press.

Cornelius Kurung Youth leader “As residents and workers of Moi University, we demand the immediate dismissal of the Vice Chancellor. His leadership has fostered a toxic environment of corruption, mismanagement, and strained relationships.”

Cecilia Cheruiyot said that Professor Kosgei had left both the bodaboda riders and mama mboga stranded without a shade which his predecessors had done.

“This road was a gift from the president and the people have a right to use it, Kosgei should also build shade for Mama Mboga and the bodaboda riders”, she said.

Irine Too Opinion Leader Kesses says “ We want our president and remove VC before things get out of hand at the moment we are in a bad state.

The Human Rights Activist Kimutai Kirui wondered why there was an abnormal transfer of casual workers under his tenure as the VC.

“Which norms is Professor Kosgei using where the poor get dismissed without reasonable reasons and the rich get hired permanently?” wondered Kimutai.

Kimutai also asked for the National Police to help in removing patrol police and the chief security officer Obadiah Rotich.

“I ask that the national police, county commander to come and vacate patrol police who lives in the institution’s hostels and remove the chief security officer Obadiah Rotich who is believed to operate several bars inside the institution”, said Kimutai.

The community listed a number of demands including restoration of good corporate social responsibility with the community,stop abnormal transfers of workers, shades for both bodaboda riders and mama mboga, paying all casual workers, and reinstate the 48 who were wrongly dismissed and bringing back the miller machines