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KU VC Prof Paul Wainaina who was suspended after tiff with Uhuru set to return

Prof Paul Wainaina

Kenyatta University students escort Vice-Chancellor Prof Paul Wainaina (centre) to his office on July 27, 2022. The suspended VC is set to be reinstated today.


Photo credit: File | Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • Prof Wainaina’s return comes after parties involved in a dispute that led to his exit signed a consent to withdraw court cases.
  • The VC was suspended on July 12 following a tiff between him and the university council on one hand and State House on the other over the sub-division of the university’s land for use by KUTRRH.
  • The return of Prof Wainaina will mark yet another reversal of decisions made by former President Uhuru Kenyatta. 

Suspended Kenyatta University vice-chancellor Paul Wainaina is set to be reinstated today.

According to sources within the government and at the university, Prof Wainaina’s return comes after parties involved in a dispute that led to his exit signed a consent to withdraw court cases.