{"id":141003,"date":"2026-05-14T10:02:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T10:02:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/uon-appoints-prof-ayub-gitau-as-vc-in-major-leadership-shake-up\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T10:02:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T10:02:51","slug":"uon-appoints-prof-ayub-gitau-as-vc-in-major-leadership-shake-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/uon-appoints-prof-ayub-gitau-as-vc-in-major-leadership-shake-up\/","title":{"rendered":"UoN Appoints Prof Ayub Gitau as VC in Major Leadership Shake-Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NAIROBI, Kenya May 14 \u2013 The University of Nairobi has appointed Prof. Ayub N. Gitau as its 9th Vice-Chancellor, marking a key leadership transition at Kenya\u2019s premier public university.<\/p>\n<p>In an official announcement made on Wednesday, the University Council confirmed the appointment following a special sitting held the same day.<\/p>\n<p>Prof. Josiah Aduda was also appointed as the new Deputy Vice-Chancellor in charge of Finance, Planning and Development.<\/p>\n<p>University of Nairobi Council Chair Chacha Nyaogotti said the appointments are part of a broader effort to strengthen leadership and reposition the institution for greater excellence and global competitiveness.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese appointments mark a new chapter for the University of Nairobi as we strengthen leadership for excellence, innovation, and global competitiveness,\u201d Nyaogotti stated.<\/p>\n<p>The Council also expressed appreciation to Prof. Margaret J. Hutchinson for her service as Acting Vice-Chancellor during the transition period.<\/p>\n<p>The leadership changes come at a time when the University of Nairobi is focusing on institutional reforms, improved governance, and enhanced academic performance in response to evolving demands in higher education.<\/p>\n<p>Prof. Gitau\u2019s appointment as the 9th Vice-Chancellor is expected to steer the institution into a new phase of strategic growth, innovation, and international engagement.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAIROBI, Kenya May 14 \u2013 The University of Nairobi has appointed Prof. Ayub N. Gitau as its 9th Vice-Chancellor, marking a key leadership transition at Kenya\u2019s premier public university. In an official announcement made on Wednesday, the University Council confirmed the appointment following a special sitting held the same day. Prof. Josiah Aduda was also [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-141003","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141003","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=141003"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141003\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=141003"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=141003"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=141003"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}