[1] It was established in 1984 by the Moi University Act of the Parliament of Kenya, after recommendations from the McKay Commission.

The current chancellor of the university is Prof. Dankit Nassiuma[4] while the vice-chancellor is Isaac Sanga Kosgey.

The siege was lifted the same day, with 4 of the attackers killed by the Kenyan GSU and one committing suicide via an explosive vest.

A nearby shopping centre called "Stage" supplies most of the students' economic needs.

The origin of the name is from the time when the area was a stop for matatus that plied the Kesses-Eldoret Town route.