Lukenya University Vice chancellor Professor Maurice Amutabi wants the government to change the names of universities with tribal designations.
Amutabi who is a professor of History says the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) should order the name changes of Universities with immediate effect.
“NCIC has capable commissioners such as Prof. Gitile Naituli and Dr. Joseph Wamocha who understand the implications of naming,” he said. The scholar who previously served as the Deputy vice chancellor (Academic Affairs) at Kisii University before being suspended highlighted among others, Kisii University, Meru University of Science and Technology, University of Embu, Taita-Taveta University, Chuka University and Maasai Mara University as varsities whose names should be changed. He suggested that Universities be named after famous scholars, heroes or heroines. of the society.
