This archive report was first published on 7 August 2020.
On August 7, 2020, a Kenyan court intervened in a dispute at Jomo Kenyatta University of Science and Technology (JKUAT), ordering the university to allow Deputy Vice Chancellor Prof Bernard Otoki Moirongo to resume his duties.
Justice Stephen Radido directed JKUAT Vice Chancellor Prof Victoria Wambui Ngumi and her team to refrain from denying Prof Moirongo access to his office, citing the university council's reappointment of Prof Moirongo for a second term.
The Employment and Labour Relations court judge also prohibited JKUAT from advertising the position of the DVC Finance pending the determination of the case.
Activist Okiya Omtatah had filed the case, arguing that Prof Ngumi had denied Prof Moirongo access to his office despite the university council's reappointment of him for a second term.
Prof Moirongo was competitively recruited and appointed DVC Finance in 2014, a term which lapsed on July 17, 2019. He was reappointed for a second term in May 2020, after being evaluated and scoring 67.7 percent.
