Prof. Henry Mutembei M’Ikiugu has been appointed as the new Vice Chancellor (VC) of Chuka University.
Prof. Mutembei will replace Prof. Dorcas Isutsa who has been serving in acting capacity following the exit of the varsity founder Prof. Erastus Njoka.
Prof. Njoka handed over the university’s instruments of power to Prof. Isutsa on March 1, 2022 in order to contest for the Tharaka Nithi county gubernatorial seat.
The appointment comes days after the university Council chaired by Prof. David Serem was gazetted.
The new VC who is a Professor of Veterinary Reproduction and Obstetrics (Theriogenology) at University of Nairobi has also been on a five-year appointment contract as the Deputy Vice Chancellor (DVC) in charge of Administration Division (Administration, Finance, Planning and Development).
He joined the University when it was a young and rapidly developing institution with the aspiration to have an administration that maintained and steered the shaping of new frontiers of transformation.
As the DVC, he expressed commitment to chaperone transformation pegged on a five-point agenda among them; financial saving, human resource optimization, program/ development prioritization, justified appointment contract performance and transparent data-based institutional decisions.
Prof Njoka is credited for transforming the university into a world class institution within a span of 15 years.
“During my tenure, we ensured that there was proper management and utilization of resources and we were not indebted to any institution. My policy was that we should have zero tolerance to mismanagement of finances,” Prof Njoka said in an earlier interview.
He lauded the appointment and expressed his optimism that the new don will steer the university to greater heights.
The Professor called on all education stakeholders to support Prof. Mutembei unconditionally in order to ensure the university maintains it upward trajectory.
Chuka Igambang’ombe MP Patrick Munene and Tharaka University acting VC Peter Muriungi also hailed the appointment.
By John Majau
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