Education CS Fred Matiangi has been sued by a Nairobi resident has over irregular appointment of Musili Wambua,as chancellor of the University of Embu last year.David Mutinda Mumo has filed a petition at Employment and Labour Relations Court in Nyeri under a certificate of urgency challengi the appointment.Through lawyer John Gitibi, Mr Mumo told judge Byram Ongaya that the appointment was in violation of Section 38 (4) of the Universities Act terming it inconsistent and irregular.
The lawyer stated that the appointment process was not competitive, fair and transparent as there was no public participation to scrutinise the candidates.He claims that the chancellor lacks integrity and moral character.Mr Gitibi said there are three pending cases at the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) disciplinary committee filed against Prof Wambua between 2015 and 2017