University should be established in Sigor as proposed. Based on article on the Standard Newspaper (Friday, November 21, 2014, page 44) For the 5 MPs who opposed the proposal to establish a University in Sigor and rather want the institution to be established in Bomet Town on the basis that it will be convenient in Bomet town because of presence of piped water, electricity and proper road Network.. Who told them that in Chepalungu (Sigor) we got No piped water. In fact in Sigor we have 3 water supply projects which has been running for the last 2decades or more, We have the following water supply. 1) Chepalungu water scheme 2) Chemosit water project 3) Sigor water project (reference Bomet Water and sanitation) In fact it is only in Bomet town where the residence get water TWICE a month. The residents of Bomet town can affirm this statement, in Sigor is only on Sundei when the tap run dry (for only 12 hrs) In Sigor we have electricity, atleast 70% households in sigor have access to electricity. In Sigor we have enough land for future varsity expansion. Free guidance, REFERENCE and further RESEARCH for Joyce Laboso, Ronald Tonui, Bernard Bett, Cecilia Ngetich and Wilfred Lessan. Who told you that it suitable for a university to be established in Core Urban Centre/ Town, Central Business Premise? Pliz refer to the following instution/ 1) Egerton University Main campus (established in NJORO) – 22 KM from Nakuru town 2) Moi University- 35 km South East of Eldoret town in Kenya (Kesses) 3) Kabianga university-Kabianga Division in Kericho West District (32.6 Km from KCO) 4) Kenyatta University - main campus is located in Kahawa, about 20 kilometres (12 min) from Nairobis city centre, along the Nairobi-Thika road 5) Maseno University - Maseno Township along Kisumu-Busia road, some 25 km from Kisumu City 6) Jomo Kenyatta University - It is situated in Juja, 36 kilometres northeast of Nairobi, along the Nairobi-Thika SuperHighway 7) ETC……….
Posted on: Sat, 22 Nov 2014 06:58:50 +0000