KU Vice-Chancellor Paul Wainaina resigns

By , K24 Digital
On Tue, 12 Jul, 2022 14:29 | 2 mins read
KU Vice-Chancellor Paul Wainaina
Suspended Kenyatta University Vice Chancellor Paul Wainaina. PHOTO/Courtesy

Kenyatta University Vice-Chancellor Paul Wainaina has hinted at being fired over a land tussle with the government.

Addressing students at the institution on Tuesday, July 12, 2022, Wainaina said there were plans to dissolve the University Council over the emotive matter.

He made the remarks two days after President Uhuru Kenyatta blasted him for opposing the construction of the World Health Organization hub on the institution’s land.

“This is the last day I’m talking to you as a VC. I understand a new council is being formed to that effect. That has happened because the university council and I refused to cede KU land,” a teary Wainaina said.

According to the VC, the state is determined to take over the land. He said the institution was under instruction to surrender the title deeds to the lands ministry for re-planning and facilitating resolution.

“The letter by the Head of Public Service Kinyua had directed us to give the land to the hospital after a decision was made by cabinet. We have told the Education CS that the university council doesn’t have the capacity to give land, but to protect it,” Wainaina said.

“We told them that the land we have is planned and we even attached the strategic plans we had. There was no response.

“...The letter indicated that 30 acres will be given to WHO for a project, 10 acres to the Centre for Disease Control, 180 acres to KUTRRH and another 190 acres will be used to settle Kamaye squatters."

Uhuru lashes out at KU VC Paul Wainaina

Speaking at Kenyatta Univerisity on Saturday, July 9, 2022, Uhuru hit out at the VC saying public institutions are not private property.

“Property whether its statehouse where I stay for the next few weeks or its university or hospital, this is the property of Kenyan people held in trust by the government of Kenya. This way we try and adopt a whole government approach,” Uhuru said.

“We don’t operate in silos so that someone holds on to something as if it’s their personal property. He or she doesn’t know that his or her day are counted just like mine.”