Staff at Moi University are set for fresh layoffs after the university's leadership sent out a memo informing them to pick up their redundancy letters over the next week.
In the memo sent out on Wednesday, May 14, staff at the once prestigious institution were informed of their impending departure and urged to pick up letters confirming their layoffs. "The staff-right-sizing exercise at Moi University has now concluded after extensive consultations with various stakeholders," the memo informed. "We request members of Staff to collect their retention or redundancy notification letters between Wednesday, May 14, 2025 and Friday, May 23, 2025," it further read.
Moi University in Kesses, Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County Photo Moi University Redundant staff are to be relieved of their duties on a 30-day notice and will receive benefits such as notice pay, severance pay (if any), accumulated leave days and any other dues stipulated in their terms of employment.
Reports indicated that affected staff were in their hundreds, with some media outlets reporting that over 800 staff had been let off.
