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Fidelis Kabunyi |
January 30th 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
Mt Kenya University Deputy Vice-Chancellor Dr Bibianne Waiganjo (left) with new VC Prof Deogratius Jaganyi (centre) and Prof Chacha Nyaigoti at MKU s Happy Valley Grounds in Thika yesterday. [Fidelis Kabunyi]
Mount Kenya University (MKU) yesterday installed Deogratius Jaganyi as vice-chancellor.
Prof Jaganyi takes over from Stanley Waudo whose contract has expired, having served as MKU vice chancellor for 13 years.
Speaking at MKU’s Happy Grounds in Thika, Board of Directors chairman Simon Gicharu disclosed that the university had tapped Prof Waudo’s vast academic experience and appointed him council member of the university and the chancellor of the proposed Mount Kigali University of Technology in Rwanda.
MKU taps South African don as vice-chancellor
Tuesday December 22 2020
By SIMON CIURI
Summary
Prof Deogratius Jaganyi takes over from Prof Stanley Waudo whose contract has expired having served as MKU vice-chancellor for 12 years.
The university hailed the outgoing vice-chancellor as a visionary leader whose tenure saw the student numbers go up, enhanced global research and partnerships as well as opened more campuses buoyed by market-driven programmes.
Privately-owned Mount Kenya University (MKU) has tapped a South African don as its new vice-chancellor.
Prof Deogratius Jaganyi takes over from Prof Stanley Waudo whose contract has expired having served as MKU vice-chancellor for 12 years.