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Petition seeks to block KU VC Wainaina from influencing succession process

Kenyatta University (KU) Vice Chancellor Prof Paul Wainaina. [ Elvis Ogina, Standard]

A petition has been filed at the Employment and Labour Relations Court in Nairobi seeking to bar Kenyatta University Vice-Chancellor Paul Kuria Wainaina from participating in the recruitment of his successor.

The petition, filed by Lawrence Omondi Chero, alleges that Prof Wainaina is attempting to improperly influence the succession process as his term nears its end on January 26, 2026.

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