George Wajackoyah Leaves Masinde Muliro Graduation in Frustration Over Lack of Recognition
George Wajackoyah, the leader of the Roots party, expressed disappointment with the way he was treated at the 2023 Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST) graduation ceremony.
The 2022 General Election presidential candidate shared a letter in which he was invited by the institution to attend and participate in the ceremony.
“On behalf of Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology Council, Senate, Management Board, Staff, Students and the Graduating Class of 2023, 1 cordially invite you to the 20th graduation ceremony at the main Campus on Kakamega – Webuye road.
The invitation stated, “This significant event is scheduled for December 1, 2023, at the Graduation Square, commencing at 9:00 am. The day will commence with the Vice Chancellor’s breakfast at 7:30 am in the Vice Chancellor’s Boardroom, followed by an academic procession at 8:30 am.”
The political figure asserted that he left the ceremony voluntarily, contending that he had been mistreated.
Wajackoyah claimed that Solomon Shibairo, the Vice Chancellor of MMUST, had requested Kipchumba Murkomen, the Cabinet Secretary for Roads and Transport, to introduce him, but Murkomen also disregarded him.
He further mentioned his satisfaction that a significant number of attendees at the ceremony chose to join him in protest against the perceived mistreatment he experienced.
He expressed his satisfaction that a majority of the attendees at the ceremony decided to join him in protest against the way he was treated.
“Attending this year’s graduation ceremony at Masinde Muliro university in Kakamega . I was invited by the VC gowned and treated like shit. I had to leave after listening to Murkomen’s ….. The guy was asked to recognize me after the same VC ignored me despite pleases from other academics. But it was a good thing as people followed me in protest,” he wrote.
