UoN leadership wrangles escalate as acting VC refuses to leave office after return of Kiama
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Acting Vice Chancellor Julius Ogeng'o refuses to leave office following the return of UoN VC Professor Stephen Kiama
Acting Vice Chancellor Julius Ogeng’o refuses to leave office following the return of UoN VC Professor Stephen Kiama.
A leadership crisis has developed at the University of Nairobi as a result of Acting Vice Chancellor Julius Ogeng’o’s refusal to step down after Professor Stephen Kiama cut short his six-month leave.
Prof Kiama resumed work on Monday, September 4, as the Vice Chancellor, and expected Ogeng’o to vacate his office but the Acting VC allegedly declined.
Professor Ogeng’o appears to have received orders from the Council of the University of Nairobi, according to the University Academic Staff Union (UASU).
The leadership squabbles, according to the workers’ union, are threatening to have an impact on students at one of the largest universities in the country.
“If there are changes in the leadership of the University of Nairobi, that should be communicated by the Governing Council. It is important to note that the council’s word is final,” former UASU Secretary General and UoN Staff, Benjamin Omondi stated.
Omondi noted that Professor Ogeng’o was getting his orders to stay put at the University of Nairobi’s Governing Council.
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“As it is now, we have a council that is gazetted, and that council enjoys the full mandate of providing checks and balances to the lower-level offices.
“We, therefore, do not expect anyone to disregard the council’s decision,” Omondi warned disgruntled parties in the ongoing leadership wrangles.
Further, the workers’ union warned that no one should try to engage in any activities which are likely to interfere with the planning and execution of learning programmes within the institution.
“We do not expect any other level to interfere with the routine learning of the students,” the workers’ union stated while addressing the media at the institution.
Prof Kiama took leave on August 4, six months, and the university council appointed Prof Ogeng’o as acting VC.
However, Prof Kiama cut short his leave and returned on Monday, September 4.
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