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Egerton University's VC, eight council members jailed for 30 days

Justice David Nderitu, while sentencing them yesterday, said the VC and the management took the court orders casually. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

Egerton University's vice-chancellor and eight University Council members have been jailed for 30 days.

This is after the Employment and Labour Relations Court found them guilty of contempt of court for disobeying a May 30, 2022, order to pay lecturers full salaries.

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