Diminishing services at the Moi university dispensary

A Health facility should be a place where good health care is provided. Moi University has a Health facility that offers services to students and the entire community living near to this campus. Such service includes small clinics for outpatient and doctors urgent care for any inpatient reserved for diagnosis and treatment of a conditions affecting the person.

Over a couple of days students have been complaining over the poor services offered at the health centre but no one seems  to  respond to the issue, it saddens to have a patient whose laboratory results confirming of malaria and the other  one whose results indicates of typhoid being given the same curative drugs. Job keino a student in 3rd year shared with the pillar newspaper how he was told by a medic at Moi university hospital that he was not sick but because he didn’t felt well, he paid a visit to kesses dispensary where he was confirmed pneumonic. One would ask what brings the difference in diagnosis. Are the medics taught different syllabuses at their training schools or there is negligence of staff not take up their duties.

Furthermore Julius kiprop a 3^rd year student in the school of arts and social sciences discloses how he was affirmed of allergies at the same facility but ended up being admitted at Moi teaching and referral hospital for chronic cerebral malaria. “the  laboratory department at the facility do not have the required reagents to perform  laboratory tests such as microbiology, hematology, clinical biochemistry, immunology and  serology” ”that is what brings the difference in the tests  done at the hospital” Mr. Julius said.

The pharmacy department also has its own shortcomings when it comes to dispensing of drugs; there are no enough drugs in stock to be dispensed. Many students who get to the hospital are given painkillers just to curb the devastating situation they in, such drugs include amoxyln, brufen and piriton. One would ask, how often do the hospital order for drugs? Students have ended up seeking services from kesses dispensary which is some few kilometers from the campus.

Moi university hospital is a property of Moi university that should serve the entire community of moi, its therefore upon the management to ensure there is proper service care delivered at the facility by providing close supervision for staff working at the facility, make funds available to purchase all the resources required for medication and finally acquire more medics for the hospital to revive the state of the hospital.

DONATE BLOOD, SAVE LIFE

A student donating blood at the student center in a tent.

Blood- link Foundation is a non-profit charitable trust that is duly registered under the laws of Kenya. Blood- Link seeks to assist Kenyan people achieve better health and quality life through partnerships with communities, corporate and public sectors. It has partnered with National Blood Transfusion Service in recruitment and mobilization of blood donors to ensure sufficient safe blood for needy Kenyans. This week the organization has established its activities in Moi university at the student center to Encourage potential blood donors to donate blood, Address concerns and fears related to blood donation. Assure donors about confidentiality of donor information and finally Give the criteria that a potential donor has to meet in order to participate in blood donation. Many students have responded to the call and have turned up in large numbers to donate blood in saving the life of poor Kenyans in hospitals.

A watchman in class

samwuel kiplagat now 36 years has worked as a security guard in the school of information science for last sixteen years. it all began in 1999 when he sat for kenya certificate of secondary education exam and attained a mean grade of c+(plus) but due to poor family background he could not proceed but to look for a job to help his young siblings. samwuel remembers how he could be sent home for fees when he was a student at moi university secondary school and ended up staying at home the whole term because there was no fees.

"I could plough other peoples farms when i closed for holidays just to raise the fee" mr samwuel said. "life was all difficult until i found a job with hatari security firm and deployed in moi university" he added. samwuel knew one day his dream will became valid, he started by saving little money  from his monthly salary with the aim of enrolling for any course in moi university as self sponsored student. “it has been a long journey best  with challenges, i have to provide for my three children, buy food for parents and also care for my siblings" he said.

samwuel is currently a third year student pursuing a bachelors of arts degree in criminology and feels happy for his dream is yet  to be realized. he wants to continue with masters immediately he graduates in 2017, he believes in working hard and trusting in God. His advice to students facing financial constraints due to poverty is "when everything gets lost, hope still remains"

 

communicate through faculties

Moi University communicates what it plans and intends to do and the effect to students. It has been a norm for students to crowd at the student center to go through notices placed on the notice board, the university issues lots of information directed to inform students either on power blackouts, events, emergencies and the time frame of a semester   . It’s so sadden to have a pile of notices pinned on top of another just because of space limitation, this means there too much traffic imposed to students who are even unable to read  it either because of the crowd or lack of identification of  the current notice placed on a notice board.  The university should come up with a mechanism of communicating to students efficiently unlike channeling information through the student center notice board.

Moi University choir performs today.

Beautiful ladies of Moi University choir on a rehearsal in front of the administration block

The Moi University Choir, among other associations, plays a big part in the establishment of the extra-curricular sphere at the university.
it Draws its membership from almost all schools in main campus, the choir constitutes students with different sociocultural backgrounds. Conforming to the university’s good practice of nurturing innovation and talent, the choir provides ground for talent identification, development and effective utilization. Their vision is to be recognized nationally and internationally as one of the finest universities of science technology development and scholarship.

The directorate of the Moi university choir Mr. Fred Ongeri has expressed his joy to members through whose efforts and sacrifice have made them obtain a chance to perform at KICC which is a big success.mr Ongeri says they have been doing rigorous preparation following the Kenya music festival which was held on 2014 December at Nakuru where the they emerged the best.

The university choir is again determined to perform better this year to ensure that their musicianship remains firmly top-class in keeping their audience happy.

Media council of Kenya reaches out.

The participants in a conference hall at comfy hotel.

Media council of Kenya holds a meeting on March 3^rd in an attempt to foster professionalism and coexistence between the media and the public. Discussions on the role of journalists in the development took center stage at the forum in hotel comfy at Eldoret where the performance of the radio stations in building peace where conflicts exist and journalists’ ethics were discussed.

Participants included media lectures, Moi university students, practicing journalists from various media houses, representatives from the ministry of communication and information technology, members of the public among others. They were all taken through the council’s mandate and the finding of a report on the performance of radio stations in the country published by the media council.

Speaking at the forum, research and media monitoring officer at the media council of Kenya Amos Kibet said some of the complaints bordered on the quality of moderation, caller comments and inappropriate topical discussions, sensationalized and often immoral contributions. Mr. Kibet said most breaches affect vernacular radio stations. He urged journalists to put professionalism above everything else while reporting. “The media sets the agenda for society and the influence is immense, thus the need for responsibility among journalists” he said.

Media council deputy CEO Mr. Victor Bwire reminded the practicing journalists to uphold standards set by the media ACT 2013. Mr. Bwire urged Moi university students to observe ethics of journalism when they get into the field and also advised journalists to avoid subjects of conflict of interest when reporting or covering an event.

The council also intends to come up with programme where every journalist will sit for an exam before being given a license to practice journalism, “this will help in enhancing journalism profession” Mr. Bwire said. Council CEO DR Haron mwangi informed journalists that the media council of Kenya has been undertaking activities aimed at educating journalists and the public on the role and need for professional journalism, especially in relation to national cohesion and national development. The CEO thanked the participants and encouraged the journalists to ensure positive transformation.

Comrades pay their last respect for the late Muthoni.

Charity muthoni  a 3^rd year student who died last week was buried on Saturday at their home in laikipia, muthoni went to Nakuru girls high  school where she say for her K.C.S.E  ex am in 2011 where she scored a B+ (plus)  and joined Moi university in 2012 November to pursue a bachelor’s degree in arts. The lady hailed from a single parent family, her mother recalls how charity could have not slept without making a phone call to know the progress of her siblings at home. “She was a friend, a loving daughter, a mentor of her young brothers and sisters and more so a disciplined lady” her mother said while shedding tears for her lovely daughter.

Charity was a strong Christian, while in campus she served God in the ushering ministry, faith Koki the chair lady of Moi university Christian union expressed her heartfelt condolence at the family and thanked her mother for rising charity in Godly manner. Among those who attended the burial was assistant dean of student Mr.Boniface Ayeko, the leaders of the student Governing council, representatives from various faculties among others.

The family has lost a warrior who was determined to defend the community academically, she was disciple of Christ to the Christian union and to the country a focused leader who was to come, the government should ensure the security of every citizen as laid out in chapter six of the constitution to avoid losing young teenagers who are striving to achieve their vision.