Meru University VC Japheth Magambo Fired

Education Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohammed has sent the embattled vice chancellor of Meru University Professor Japheth Magambo on terminal leave months before his retirement that was scheduled for June this year.
The troubled institution is now under the leadership of Professor Charity Gichuhi who takes over in an acting capacity.
The professor of parasitology had ruled out any chances of him resigning from his position saying he had nothing wrong to warrant such a decision. Calls for him to resign took shape after the death of a student leader.

Prof Japheth Magambo

Evans Njoroge was shot dead by a police officer during demonstrations to protest fee increment in the institution. The secretary general of the university's student union was fleeing from his killer when the fatal bullet hit him in a farm. He was shot in the head at a point blank range.

Slain Evans Njoroge

Amina Mohammed made the announcement when she visited the institution today and ordered that the university be reopened in a week's time.

Ambassador Amina Mohammed