Negotiate UoN reforms deal
Friday July 23 2021
University of Nairobi council chair Julia Ojiambo, Vice-Chancellor Stephen Kiama (centre) and council member Marie Rarieya (right) during a press conference announcing changes in governance structure, July 9, 2021. PHOTO | DIANA NGILA | NMG
By BUSINESS DAILY
Summary
A negotiated set of reforms will be easier to implement for the university administration, and will also safeguard the rights of the affected staff members.
We call on the Ministry of Education to show leadership in this matter and avoid an unseemly battle similar to the one that characterised the hiring of its vice-chancellor last year.
The decision by the university lecturers union to sue the University of Nairobi over proposed changes to its academic structure is not surprising, given the way labour disputes involving tertiary institutions have gone in the past.