CS Machogu Appoints 13 New University Vice Chancellors [List]
Ezekiel Machogu, the Education Cabinet Secretary, has named new Vice Chancellors for thirteen universities.
Prof. Benedict Mwavu Mutua has been appointed as the new Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the Technical University of Kenya (TUK), while Prof. Nathan Oyori Ogechi assumes leadership of Kisii University.
Prof. James H. P. Kahindi was appointed as the new university VC of Pwani University. Prof. Barasa Lwagula will assume the role of university VC at Alupe University as part of the new administration’s reorganization.
Prof. Charles Omondi will take charge of Tom Mboya University after his appointment, which took place in September 2010.
The changes also affected Machakos University, which named Prof. Joyce Jepkirui Agalo as its new VC. Prof. Emily Achieng Akuno will be the new university Vice chancellor at Jaramogi University of Science and Technology, as Prof. Linus Muthuri Gitonga takes over at Karatina University.
Professors Douglas Shitanda (South Eastern Kenya University), Thomas Kimeli Cheruiyot (University of Eldoret), Linus Muthuri Gitonga (Karatina University), Peter K. Muriungi (Tharaka University), and Peter Nganga Muchiri (Dedan Kimathi University of Technology) were also appointed.
In their new roles as university VCs, the thirteen will be accountable to the numerous University Councils for the day-to-day operations of the universities.
As accounting officers, they will be responsible for funds disbursed by the national government and fees collected from students. The thirteen new VCs will also be responsible for the institutions’ general development initiatives.
The announcement was made by Machogu’s ministry months after the Public Service Commission (PSC) advertised vacancies in the various institutions, as the terms of the previous university chancellors expired.
CS Machogu Appoints 13 New University Vice Chancellors [List]
- Alupe University – Prof. Barasa Lwagula
- Dedan Kimathi University of Technology, Prof. Peter Nganga Muchiri
- Machakos University: Prof. Joyce Jepkirui Agalo
- Technical University of Kenya: Prof. Dr. Benedict Mwavu Mutua
- Tharaka University: Prof. Peter K. Muriungi
- Pwani University: Prof. James H. P. Kahindi
- Karatina University: Prof. Linus Muthuri Gitonga
- Kisii University: Prof. Dr. Nathan Oyori Ogechi
- South Eastern Kenya University: Prof. Eng. Douglas Shitanda
- University of Eldoret: Prof. Thomas Kimeli Cheruiyot
- Jaramogi University of Science and Technology, Prof. Emily Achieng Akuno
- Tom Mboya University, Prof. Charles O. Omondi
- University of Kabianga – Prof. Eric Kipyegon Koech
CS Machogu Appoints 13 New University Vice Chancellors [List]
