Egerton University has received a new council chairpeson.
This was confirmed by Education Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed who appointed Dr Wario Luka Huqa as the new chairperson of Egerton University Council.
This comes at a time that the university council is facing a leadership crisis and Dr Ben Chumo, who was supposed to take over, is facing corruption charges concerning his tenure at Kenya Power.
Conveying this through a Kenya Gazette notice, the CS said Dr Luka will serve in that capacity for the next three years effective from September 6.
It is understood that the university's Vice-Chancellor Prof Rose Awuor Mwonya is on a 90-day compulsory leave and Deputy Vice-chancellor Prof Alexander Kahi is the acting VC.
Prof. Mwonya, is facing corruption allegations but has so far denied the graft claims and instead blamed corruption cartels who are fighting back.
“These are corruption cartels which are envious of my good work at the university,” said Prof Mwonya.
She claimed that her fast-tracking the construction of the Sh2.4 billion library was the beginning of her woes.