Former Kenyatta University vice-chancellor Prof Olive Mugenda has declined a splendid retirement package proposed by the university council.
The benefits included a 10-day holiday to a country of her choice in the company of her spouse or a friend, a personal vehicle and a retirement home all estimated to cost of Sh22.5 million.
Prof Mugenda, in a letter sent to the council last Friday, refused to take the impressive retirement package.
In a press statement sent to newsrooms on Sunday afternoon, the university announced that she felt the appreciation she had received, especially on social media, thanking her for transforming KU was enough.
The statement added that when Prof Mugenda took over as the VC, she was discharging her public duties and did not accept the position with a retirement package in mind.
“Mugenda is however grateful for the gesture and the support the university council has given her during her tenure,” read the statement.
“Prof Mugenda wishes the staff, students and management of KU a prosperous future and believes KU She was first appointed Vice Chancellor in 2007 and reappointed by former president Mwai Kibaki in 2012 for another five-year term.