High Court halts University of Nairobi's cabinet-backed transformation strategy
UASU is particularly against proposals such as increasing the frequency of UoN council meetings to bi-weekly and introducing governance changes.
The High Court in Nairobi has temporarily halted the implementation of the University of Nairobi (UoN) Transformation Strategy (2025-2026) after the Universities Academic Staff Union (UASU), UoN Chapter, challenged the plan.
Justice J Chigiti issued the order on Friday, granting a stay on the strategy's rollout pending a full hearing and determination of the case.
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The union opposes several provisions in the 24-month plan, which was recently approved by the Cabinet.
UASU is particularly against proposals such as increasing the frequency of UoN council meetings to bi-weekly and introducing governance changes, including establishing an office of the chancellor on campus, appointing two professional directors and making management adjustments.
The plan also seeks to recruit a vice chancellor internationally, introduce performance-based executive pay, and form a new senior management team to oversee the transformation.
Another key aspect of the strategy is the optimisation of university assets to address financial instability.
This includes conducting a comprehensive audit of UoN's properties, liquidating underutilised assets to settle debts and converting key properties into sustainable revenue-generating ventures.
Additionally, a debt and legal risk eradication initiative aims to clear social security and tax arrears while resolving over 200 ongoing legal disputes within two years.
However, UASU argues that the strategy could undermine faculty welfare, job security, and academic freedoms.
The transformation plan highlights the university's declining performance, pointing to frequent staff strikes in 2024 and outstanding social security and tax debts surpassing Sh20 billion.
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