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. 

A university with a difference

On 8th of November 2012 was all joy and jubilation for the first year students who had camped at the student center to hear from then the chancellor professor Bethwell Allan Ogot of their university life in campus. Many had worked hard in high school with the aim of getting into the university; their dreams came true when they attained a minimum aggregate to enable them obtain slots in campus.

Professor Allan Ogot began by congratulating students for their efforts of making it to Moi University, he said Moi University is the only institution with a “difference” mmh as though   I had not heard him properly; the professor went on praising   this institution as the only place one can ever dream to be because of how they mentor students. Every student who was orientation left happily because of the promising words from the VC. But whoops! Day by day the environment started changing; students pursuing arts courses were often seen crowding at the lecture halls to the extent of others standing outside and listening to the lecturer who is not even audible. What a mess! One would ask, did the university know the capacities that these lecture halls are supposed to accommodate? Anyway notwithstanding that, students started witnessing power blackouts over a couple of days something that is now a common phenomenon.

As though this was not  enough the 4^th year students  of the school of arts have often been seen demonstrating because they have never gotten their transcripts  since they began their course in first year, furthermore  there is always  a norm of every group of students to  go  for the longest holiday possible before they are accommodated back in session.

The administration is well satisfied with the running of the university while the rights of the students are infringed, is this what they meant by branding it the university of a difference?        

TECHNOLOGY ADDICTION AFFECTS STUDENTS

More than half of students across the surveyed five Kenyan Universities text and check their social networks in class mainly because of what they term as 'boring lessons'. Texting is the most popular distraction technique while eight percent admit they regularly play games when they should be listening, Peter Lochonyang’, a lecturer of Economics and Statistics in Moi Universty, has surveyed 777 students in five universities across the  country on how they have used digital devices in the classroom. The students are  from Moi University (School of Arts and Social Sciences), University of Eldoret, Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology , Kenyatta University and Egerton University. Around two thirds of the student  use phones, tablets and laptops for ‘non-classroom purposes’ up to ten times during a typical university's academic day, while 15 per cent admit this figure is closer to 30 times. Among the top reasons why students do check their devices so regularly is to stay connected and fight boredom that’s at 55 per cent. Less than half say the devices are used for classwork. Texting is the most popular distraction technique at 86 per cent, while 68 per cent say they use their phones to check personal emails. Two thirds use social networks, 38 per cent surf the web and eight percent admit to playing games when they should be studying. Despite eight out of ten students admitting their devices are distracting, fewer than five per cent consider it to be a ‘very big’ distraction. "I don’t think students take it as a problem," said Mr. Peter Lochonyang’. "They think it’s part of their lives. It is an automatic behaviour on the part of so many people – they do it without even thinking about it." The lecturer says students normally have their laptops open even when they’re not taking notes. Some might have two screens open – Facebook and their notes. This study shows that more than two thirds of students in Moi University alone own smartphones, while a third send and receive an average of 1000 text messages per month. Are you among the students?

Students demand for their security after their colleague’s killing.

Students of Moi University Main Campus yesterday  clashed with anti-riot police after a colleague was found dead in a bush.

In a standoff that lasted about four hours, thousands of students prevented officers from taking the body of Ms Charity muthoni  Maina of the school of arts and social sciences to the mortuary by demanding the ambulance of  the university to  carry the body  of the deceased and the buses to escort students. these  led to the deflating the tyres of a police vehicle.

The officers eventually dispersed the students using tear gas and shooting in the air. The students accused officers based at Kesses Police Station of doing nothing about insecurity. The body of the third year student was finally taken to the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital mortuary.

In a written statement, the deputy Vice-Chancellor professor Nathan o. ogechi outlined some  measures to curb  security by directing security personnel and police patrols at night, he also added  that the school  will liaise with the landlords at the stage where students stay to clear bushes around their hostels and put up street lights, the DVC  also in his letter assured the comrades to house all female students inside the university  and promised to liaise with NACADA to have all the bar restaurants around the university to be closed at specific times. Professor ogechi said the university is yet to establish long term measures to address accommodation challenges.

The vice chancellor professor Richard mibey today in the morning passed his heartfelt condolences the students strongly appealed to the students to calm down and maintain peace even as the investigations are still underway to determine the cause of death of charity muthoni and make  the final report as soon as possible will be to students.