Hundreds of students and workers from Kisii University face a risk of being moved from their respective campuses to the main campus following a recommendation by the institution’s marketing department.
Speaking on Saturday during a church function in the institution, Dr Evelyn Kumenda, who is in charge of the department, said the move was aimed at ‘rectifying’ the mistakes of the past by embracing new ways of coming with constituent colleges.
She said the move will not interfere with rights and privileges of both the workers and the students since the necessary arrangements will be made to welcome them to the main campus.
“We will soon be receiving a number of workers and students from some of the branches that will be closed soon. This is after a feasibility study that we did and come with the conclusion. Their rights and privileges will not be infringed at all and that is why I want them to embrace the move,” she said.
According to her, the move will drastically reduce administrative costs since the institution was technically unable to support the branches due to low income.
“The branches on spot cannot manage the staff their due to few number of learners there. The institution has incurred a lot of costs and that is why we have decided to take the move,” she added.
The directive is set to affect Isibania Campus and their neighbors Kehancha with Kericho and Kapenguria campuses also on spot due to reduced number of learners in the satellite campuses.