{"id":43252,"date":"2024-05-22T14:03:09","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T14:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2024\/05\/22\/uon-council-vows-to-act-on-defiance-amid-leadership-crisis\/"},"modified":"2024-05-22T14:03:09","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T14:03:09","slug":"uon-council-vows-to-act-on-defiance-amid-leadership-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/uon-council-vows-to-act-on-defiance-amid-leadership-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"UoN Council vows to act on defiance amid leadership crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NAIROBI, Kenya, May 22 \u2014 The Council of the University of Nairobi has vowed action amid defiance over a leadership contest at the institution.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Council Chairperson Professor Amukowa Anangwe Wednesday asserted the decision to send Vice Chancellor Prof Stephen Kiama on leave, further saying a directive reversing administrative actions he undertook stands.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis announcement serves as a critical reminder of the Council\u2019s authority and its commitment to upholding the integrity of the university\u2019s governance,\u201d Prof Anangwe said in a memo reinforcing the Council\u2019s position adopted on April 19.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll members of the university community are urged to adhere strictly to the directives to avoid further disruptions and ensure the smooth functioning of the institution,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Prof Anangwe cited legal developments, including a judgment from the Employment and Labour Relations Court) and a related Court of Appeal case which had issued stay orders on university reforms.<\/p>\n<p>He affirmed that Prof Ayub Njoroge Gitau will continue to serve in an acting capacity as Vice Chancellor following the compulsory leave directive on Prof Kiama.<\/p>\n<p>Prof Anangwe said the designated VC has the full authority of the Council to fulfill the position\u2019s responsibilities.<\/p>\n<p>The University had in a memo on Friday, May 17, sent the embattled VC on a compulsory leave amid a sustained onslaught on Prof Kiama.<\/p>\n<p>Prof Kiama has been embroiled in a contest with the Council since 2022 that saw him lock horns with then Education Cabinet Secretary Prof George Magoha, himself a former Vice Chancellor at the University.<\/p>\n<p>Prof Magoha had in May 2020 revoked Kiama\u2019s appointment, instead appointing Prof Isaac Mbeche as the new VC in an acting capacity.<\/p>\n<p>A legal contest would later see Mbeche\u2019s appointment revoked paving way for Kiama\u2019s assumption.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAIROBI, Kenya, May 22 \u2014 The Council of the University of Nairobi has vowed action amid defiance over a leadership contest at the institution. Council Chairperson Professor Amukowa Anangwe Wednesday asserted the decision to send Vice Chancellor Prof Stephen Kiama on leave, further saying a directive reversing administrative actions he undertook stands. \u201cThis announcement serves [&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-43252","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\/43252","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=43252"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43252\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43252"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43252"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43252"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}