Nairobi, April 9 -- The management conflicts that have dogged the University of Nairobi (UoN) for the past two years have taken a new turn after the Labour Relations and Employment Court stopped the recruitment of 24 senior management positions that the university council had advertised.

Although the case was filed by a member of the public, Julius Mutemi, it is a win for the University Academic Staff Union (UASU) which has challenged, in a different case, the establishment of a chief operating officer at the university.

It is one of the positions declared irregular by Justice Byram Ongaya.

Mr Bryan Ouma has held it since July 12, 2012. He has been in an acting capacity but the advertisement sought to regularise the position to appoint...