VC lays bare toxic relationship between UoN management, council

University of Nairobi acting Vice Chancellor Margaret Hutchinson during a meeting with the National Assembly Education Committee at the main campus in Nairobi on April 1, 2025. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

MPs have unearthed deep divisions between the University of Nairobi (UoN) management and the university council, which have fueled a protracted leadership dispute at the institution.

Appearing before the National Assembly Education Committee, UoN Acting Vice Chancellor Margaret Hutchinson described the relationship between the university management and the council as "toxic."