The establishment of Nyamira University may take longer for it to be actualised following a court order challenging the proposed site, Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Migos Ogamba has said.
Ogamba said that if those who have filed numerous cases in court challenging the proposed site withdrew them even today, the Ministry of Education could start admitting the first patch of students immediately.
He said that the Commission of University Education (CUE) had identified Kiabonyoru High School as the ideal site of the university, but a clique of leaders moved to court to the decision.
The CS made the remarks at Kenyoro Secondary School on Tuesday December 31, in North Mugirango Constituency having graced Kisii Cultural Week, where members of the public put him to task to explain why the university has not taken off despite the CUE identifying Kiabonyoru as the suitable site which is within the constituency.
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“The president when he toured the county six months ago, he announced that the site of the university be at Kiabonyoru based on the report by CUE who are experts but again some leaders from this county moved to court challenging the decision,” he stated.
“So as a ministry we have no choice but to respect the court order until the matter is determined by the court,” he added.
Area MP Joash Nyamoko who accompanied the CS during the event castigated a section of elected leaders from the county who had moved to court to block the establishment of the university at Kiabonyoru.
Among those who had moved to court to challenge Kiabonyoru as the ideal site of the university is the West Mugirango MP Steve Mogaka.
“The establishment of the university is meant to assist our sons and daughters but our leaders have now blocked their dreams,” Nyamoko said.
By Ongondi Nyakundi
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