“My appointment was on merit, merit and merit alone... I have never met Number 2 and I am not a political project,” Kiama said, referring to Ruto. There is a chasm between President Kenyatta and Ruto and this is said to have played out in the appointment. Despite the Education CS opposing his appointment, Kiama reads largely from Magoha’s own script on university reforms. In his five-point agenda to turn around the university, Kiama outlines a radical blueprint.

Source: The Star June 16, 2020 03:22 UTC