The Council is the supreme governing body of the institution. Its principal mandate is to oversee the activities and operations of the institution on behalf of the Government. In this, the Council is concerned with the setting of broad policy directions for the institution and to follow up on how such policies are being executed by management. As the reporting agency to Government, the Council is responsible for the approval of the budget and the performance contract. The Council is also considered as the employer on behalf of the Government and the management thus only employs staff on behalf of the Council. The Council is responsible for ensuring that there are adequate structures in place for the efficient and effective management of the institution. The composition of the Council shall be as provided for in the Universities Act, 2012.
Dr. Idle Farah, OGW; Ph.D
Dr. Med.Sc. in Comparative Medicine (Uppsala University, Sweden)
Chairperson of Council
CPA Margaret Kariuki
MBA (CUEA, Nairobi); B.Com (UoN, Nairobi)
Rep. PS, State Department for Higher Education, Ministry of Education
Mr. Joseph Ole Nkamasiai
B.Ed.(Sc.), M.Sc. (Kenyatta); M.A (International Relations, (USIU)
Independent Member
Mr. Wilson Shollei
B. Com, MBA. M.Sc. (Finance)Nairobi, CPA(K), CPS(K) Chair of Council Audit Committee
Independent Member
Eng. Justin Runji
M. Sc.(Eng)(UK), B.Sc. Civil Engineering (Nairobi), Dip. Management (Sweden)
Independent Member
Eng. John Otieno Nyambok
MBA (General Management) (Washington International University), BSc. (Hons.) (University of Nairobi)
Independent Member
Dr. Ben Chikamai
PhD. Forestry Utilization, University of Wales, Bangor, UK M.Sc. Forestry, University of Toronto, Canada B.Sc. Forestry (Hons) University of Nairobi
Independent Member
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Benedict M. Mutua, PhD, Rer. Nat. EBS
BSc Eng. (EU); MSc. (HEB); MEng. Sc. (MELB), PhD, Post-Doc (BOKU), Post-Doc (Stuttgart, Kiel, TelAviv, TU), EMBA (IIBMS), DMS (IIBM)
Vice-Chancellor / Secretary