Nairobi, April 21 -- The University of Nairobi Vice Chancellor Professor Stephen Kiama has been sent on leave by the council in unclear circumstances as management and legal wrangles continue to plague Kenya's premier university.

This is the second time Prof Kiama is going on leave in nine months, following another controversial six-month break he sought last year in August - but which he cut short after just one month- one month amid sharp differences with the University Council with claims that influential politicians were also involved in the intrigues.

In a communication to the university community, the chair of the Council Prof Amukowa Anangwe did not specify the length of the Prof Kiama's leave. Also, unlike last year when the VC ...