Moi University has pushed its 49th graduation ceremony by one week, from Thursday 3 December to Thursday 10 December 2026.

The revised date is in a notice dated 26 October, signed by Prof Khaemba Ongeti, the acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor in charge of Academics, Research, Extension and Student Affairs.

Tuesday 10 November was the deadline the university set for graduands to sort out their records: submit examination queries, correct name spellings, and clear outstanding clearance issues with their respective deans of schools.

For some prospective graduates, that deadline landed while their marks were still missing. Students preparing to graduate have reported struggling with missing examination marks they need resolved before their academic records can be finalised.

The strike made it worse. The nationwide lecturers' strike that began on 2 October 2026 disrupted the semester and left affected students unable to easily reach the people who could fix their results. The strike was called off on the evening of Friday 30 October after a KSh 20 billion Collective Bargaining Agreement deal, and teaching resumed on Monday 2 November.

UASU, KUSU and KUDHEIHA had demanded progress on the 2025–2029 Collective Bargaining Agreement, better pay and working conditions, and staff salaries paid through the National Exchequer instead of student fees.

UASU Secretary-General Dr Constantine Wasonga Opiyo had rejected proposals the union considered inadequate, including a reported three per cent annual increase in basic salaries.

And Moi had its own local fight on top of the national one. Before the national deal, UASU's Moi University chapter secretary, Prof Robert Oduori, warned members could stay on strike even if a national deal was reached, unless the university's own issues were sorted.

The chapter says about KSh 1.2 billion owed to lecturers under the 2017 and 2021 CBAs is still unpaid, with more than KSh 3 billion outstanding in the pension scheme. In August, the union opposed a plan to declare 75 lecturers redundant.

The extra week gives Moi and its graduands more breathing room. It does not by itself fix the missing marks or the strike.