Moi University Council gets new leadership as state moves to resolve crisis
Prof. Midamba, who had previously served as Vice-Chancellor at KCA University for over a decade, will serve a three-year term as Chairperson.
The Ministry of Education has moved swiftly to address the ongoing management crisis at Moi University by appointing Prof. Noah Midamba as the new Chairperson of the institution's council.
This decision formalised through a gazette notice issued on Friday, January 17, 2025, signals a major overhaul of the university's leadership.
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Education Cabinet Secretary, Migos Ogamba, revoked the appointments of the previous council members while introducing fresh faces to the institution's leadership.
Prof. Midamba, who had previously served as Vice-Chancellor at KCA University for over a decade, will serve a three-year term as Chairperson.
"In exercise of the powers conferred by section 36 (1) of the Universities Act, as read together with section 51 (1) of the Interpretation and General Provisions Act, the Cabinet Secretary for Education appoints Noah Midamba (Prof.) to be Chairperson of the Council of Moi University, for three (3) years," the gazette notice read.
In addition to the appointment of Prof. Midamba, the new Moi University Council will include Prof. Ronald Wasike, Dr. Mercy Nyambura Kanyara, Dr. Edward Sambili, and Anne Weceke Makori.
Resolves crisis
These fresh appointments are seen as part of the government's effort to resolve the crisis at the university, which has been plagued by poor management.
Meanwhile, the appointments of several previous council members have been revoked, including Dr Humphrey Kimani Njuguna, Prof. Clara Samiji Momanyi, Christopher Khaemba, Eusilah Jepkosgei Ngeny, and Susan Amlango Aletia.
The leadership changes come on the heels of a week-long strike by the university's staff, who downed tools citing the administration's failure to uphold agreements made under the Return to Work Formula.
The unions, representing the staff, had expressed frustration with the institution's failure to address their concerns.
This crisis has been brewing for months, but the government's intervention comes just weeks after Education Cabinet Secretary Ogamba vowed to take action.
In December 2024, he publicly declared that investigations into the university's mismanagement were underway, warning that any officials found responsible would face the consequences.
"We are prepared to take necessary actions so that our universities are run transparently and have credible institutions offering proper academic qualifications. We are ready to make hard decisions to ensure hygiene in this sector," Ogamba said at the time.
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