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flag Kenya’s University of Nairobi remains without a vice chancellor after the acting leader’s term ended, with no appointment made despite the top candidate’s withdrawal and legal demands for action.

flag A leadership vacuum persists at Kenya’s University of Nairobi after Acting Vice Chancellor Prof. Margaret Hutchinson’s term ended on October 9, 2025, per legal limits. flag The Ministry of Education has not appointed a permanent replacement. flag Prof. Bitange Ndemo, top-ranked in the selection process, withdrew in May citing procedural flaws. flag His exit leaves Prof. Duke Omondi Orata, second-highest ranked, as the leading candidate. flag Orata’s legal team has demanded his appointment, warning of legal action if the University Council fails to act. flag The crisis follows the resignation of the previous council after an ethics probe and the appointment of a new council led by Prof. Chacha Nyaigoti Chacha, though no official decision on the VC role has been made.

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