Universidade de Nairobi nomeia novo vice-reitor em meio a protestos

A Universidade de Nairobi nomeou o professor Ayub Njoroge Gitau como seu novo vice-reitor após uma reunião especial do conselho em 14 de maio de 2026. A decisão gerou protestos imediatos de rivais, que alegam que ela desobedece ordens judiciais em vigor. A nomeação encerra meses de liderança interina na universidade mais antiga do Quênia.

O conselho universitário aprovou Gitau como o nono vice-reitor efetivo durante sua sessão de quinta-feira. Também nomeou o professor Josiah Omollo Aduda como vice-reitor de finanças, planejamento e desenvolvimento. O conselho elogiou a vice-reitora interina, professora Margaret Jesang Hutchinson, por conduzir a instituição durante a transição.

O professor Duke Omondi Orata condenou a medida. Ele disse ao Kenyans.co.ke que o conselho agiu em desacato a ordens judiciais emitidas em janeiro de 2026, que congelaram o processo de recrutamento. Orata afirmou que buscará acusações de desacato e observou que o caso tem audiência marcada para 26 de maio de 2026.

A disputa pela liderança remonta a rodadas de recrutamento anteriores conduzidas pela Comissão de Serviço Público. Orata alega que deveria ter sido selecionado após a desistência do professor Bitange Ndemo em 2025. A universidade enfrenta instabilidade desde que o ex-vice-reitor, professor Stephen Kiama, deixou o cargo em setembro de 2024.

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