Kenya’s Female Vice-Chancellors? Meet 7 Women Leading Public Universities In 2026

Kenya has about 36 chartered public universities, many of which have historically been led by men.However, this trend has been changing since 2006, when Prof. Olive Mugenda became the first woman to head a Kenyan public university when she took charge of Kenyatta University.In this article, WoK looks at seven women who are serving as vice chancellors of Kenyan public universities