Kenya’s Ambassador to Belgium, Bitange Ndemo, has declined his appointment as the new Vice Chancellor of the University of Nairobi.
He cited concerns over the process used to select him.
His appointment had been confirmed by the University Council head, Prof Amokuwa Anangwe.
He was set to succeed Professor Margaret Jesang as the Substantive Vice-Chancellor to fill the vacancy in the office at the end of her tenure.
However, in a statement, Prof Ndemo rejected the appointment, referring to it as unprocedural.
“The announcement triggered a flood of congratulatory messages on social media. However, I dissociate myself from this unprocedural process and have withdrawn my candidacy for the position”, part of the statement read.
According to Ndemo, he had only received a letter from Professorwas Anangwe but yet to receive confrimation from the chairman regarding the Minister for Education’s concurrence, as required by law.
He added that he was assured that it was being addressed and the necessary documents had been submitted earlier.
