Three students from Moi University have been admitted to Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital after allegedly being shot during riots on Thursday night. The unrest erupted in response to the university management’s decision to close the institution indefinitely.
Among the injured is a first-year male student who suffered a ruptured kidney from a bullet wound, along with two other students in their third and fifth years who also sustained gunshot injuries.
Cornelius Kipkoech, Secretary General of the Moi University Students Organization (MUSO), and MUSO President Vincent Tarus visited the injured students at the hospital. They condemned what they described as excessive force used by police to disperse the riots on campus and blamed the government and law enforcement for the injuries their peers suffered.
Kipkoech urged President William Ruto to step in and prevent the university from facing further decline.
Noel Otieno, chairperson of the postgraduate students, noted that the university is on the brink of collapse, having seen no academic activity for the past two months. He expressed students’ frustration over the closure, especially since parents have already paid their fees without any educational services being provided.
Uasin Gishu County Police Commander Benjamin Mwanthi acknowledged the riots at the university and stated that an investigation is underway. “We are looking into the events that occurred at the university,” Mwanthi said.
