Operatives from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) have arrested four senior officials from the University of Nairobi over the irregular appointment of Daniel Brian Ouma Okeyo as Acting Chief Operations Officer.
Those arrested and detained include University of Nairobi Council Chairperson Prof. Amukowa Anangwe, Daniel Brian Ouma, and two other members of the council, Dr. Ahmed Sheikh Abdullahi and Carren Kerubo Omwenga.
They are expected to be arraigned Friday afternoon.
Sources say the quartet faces charges of abuse of office in the controversial hiring of Brian Ouma contrary to a court judgment delivered on April 8, 2024.
The arrests come days after newly appointed University of Nairobi Vice-Chancellor, Prof Bitange Ndemo, currently Kenya’s Ambassador to Belgium, rejected the offer, citing procedural irregularities.
The envoy raised doubts about the legality and transparency of the council’s decision-making process.
In particular, he questioned the absence of formal approval from the Ministry of Education, a procedural requirement stipulated in Kenyan law.
Despite assurances from Prof Anangwe that the necessary paperwork had been submitted to the ministry, Ndemo remained dissatisfied with how the matter was being handled.
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