About MU-ICT

About MUICT

History of MUICT

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Centre is a directorate that was established in 1998 within the office of the Vice Chancellor of Moi University. It is headed by a director who oversees the ICT activities in all University Campuses i.e. Main campus and satellite campuses. ICT is a field that combines both computing and telecommunication. Computer technology includes hardware and software, while telecommunication technology includes; Fiber optics communications, microwave, antenna communication system and GSM. These are used in the acquisition, processing, storage, retrieval and dissemination of information in various formats such as audio, video and text. The first director was Prof. Alex M. Muumbo who was in office until 2014. In 2014, Prof. Edwin O. Ataro succeeded Prof. Alex Muumbo as the Director until 2017. Dr. John K. Tarus succeeded Prof. Edwin O. Ataro as Ag. Director. In mid 2019, Prof. Joyce Komen took over from Dr. John K. Tarus as Ag. Director-ICT and she was later confirmed as the substantive Director in 2022.

Functional Units
The directorate's functional units are as follows:

Database Administration

End-User Support

ICT End-User Training

ICT Operations and Maintenance

ICT Planning and Development

Information System Support

Systems Administration

Website Design and Maintenance

MUICT Goals

To provide quality ICT services to the University
To manage, control and maintain ICT infrastructure in the University
To advise the University authorities on all ICT matters
To formulate ICT policies for the University
To Interpret ICT policies and related matters for the University administration

MUICT Vision

To be a center of excellence in ICT innovation and provision of quality services in Moi University.

MUICT Mission

To effectively conceive, develop, implement, utilize, and manage appropriate information systems in order to provide integrated and coordinated quality ICT services to Moi University in line with its Vision, Mission and Objectives.

Our Team

Prof. Joyce K. Komen

Director, ICT

directorict@mu.ac.ke

Mr. Luke Rotich

Database Administrator

lrotich@mu.ac.ke

Ms. Susan Sang

ICT Trainer

susansang@mu.ac.ke

Mr. Christopher Githinji