Moi University students decided to disrupt lectures and rallied at the
University grounds to express their frustrations over lack of mattresses and poor living condition in the university hall of residence. The students claimed that the catering and
accommodation department has been slow to act on the problem.
The University’s rules does not allow sharing of beds. Speaking to
Campus Vibe, the Student’s Union secretary general Nathaniel Akadima
blamed the situation on “unscrupulous dealers”.
“We have had a series of meetings to confirm the issue. It is not a face
value issue, and the university has failed to procure mattresses. How
do you buy mattresses from Kisumu yet we have Raiply in Eldoret? Akadima
posed.
Later, while addressing the students, Deputy VC Prof Nathan Ogech said:
“The mattresses shall be available as confirmed, and I promise to take
the blame if the assurance is not met. The students should maintain calm
and check on the next course of action if their grievances are not
solved as promised.”
