Moi University has announced plans to fire several workers, including lecturers, as part of a major restructuring plan to remain afloat after more than a decade of financial challenges.

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The university's Acting Vice Chancellor, Kiplagat Kotut, on Thursday, July 2, told lawmakers that the institution is conducting a workload analysis of its employees before laying off some staff.

Appearing before the National Assembly's Education Committee, Kotut, however, assured the lawmakers that the institution is beginning to recover following several interventions.

"We realised some of the lecturers have not been teaching. They are parasitising on others, so we are saying that since they do not have anything to do, we will release them,” said Kotut.

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During the grilling session, the Acting Vice Chancellor revealed that the institution has accumulated a debt of over Ksh8 billion and pending bills surpassing Ksh10 billion.

According to him, the pending bills are due to deficits accrued by the University since 2014, even as Kotut asked the committee's intervention to clear the amount.

“The issue of pending bills remains a major concern for us. We request that this committee consider adding Ksh1.9 billion to support recurrent expenditure for 2026/27,” Kotut said.

Despite his plea, the committee tasked Kotut with outlining what he has done to restore public confidence in the institution and revive it amid reports of insolvency.

On this, the Vice Chancellor stated that they had built students' and parents' confidence in them, which he noted is evident in the increasing enrollment numbers since they took over.

“In 2024, the number of students was 5,000. This moved up to 6,800 last year, and this year we are seeing the number move to 10,000," Kotut told the committee members.

📰 Source: Kenyans.co.ke