Some Kenyatta University senate members have been accused of being behind the wrangles surrounding the succession of Vice Chancellor Olive Mugenda.
Speaking during the opening of an ultra-modern bookshop at the KU town campus, University Council Chair Ratemo Michieka accused some senate members, who he did not name, of trying to undermine the process of recruiting the new VC.
He said the members in question were trying come into the way of the council's job of finding a replacement for the outgoing VC. He also accused the senate members in question of not respecting Prof Mugenda.
Prof Michieka said the VC deserved respect for steering the university to the world map for the eight years she had been at the helm of the institution. "You have worked with the VC for all this time and then all of a sudden you start writing issues that are beyond our comprehension," said Michieka.
He said the council would handle the transition within the stipulated regulations in order to ensure the best person gets the job.
"We are a council that does things above board and must be respected," he said.
But Mugenda, who was present during the event, termed the senate as supportive. "I think those people doing that have heard. Those who want to destroy the university are known but members of the university senate who are here are good," she said.