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Umma University is an Academic Centre of Excellence whose Vision is to provide higher education through technology and based on high moral values. The University aspires to be a strategic player in National and Regional development through expansion of its academic programmes, innovation, student enrolment in niche areas and community outreach for sustainable development.

We seek to recruit qualified persons for the below positions:

Legal officer - 1 Position
The Legal Officer shall report administratively to the Vice-Chancellor and functionally to the University Council and shall act as Secretary to the Council. The Legal Officer shall advice the University Council and Management on all legal matters and represent the University in court.

Chief Internal Auditor - 1 Position
The Chief Internal Audit and Compliance Officer shall report administratively to the Vice-Chancellor and functionally to the Audit, Risk Management and Compliance Committee of the University Council and shall act as Secretary to the Audit, Risk Management and Compliance Committee of the Council. The CIACO has a clear and recognized reporting relationship with the Chair of the Audit, Risk Management and Compliance Committee of the Council and also has an administrative reporting relationship with the Vice Chancellor for Business Affairs.

For more details, please refer to www.umma.ac.ke.
The applicants should provide full details of educational and professional qualification, work experience, present post and salary, applicant’s telephone number and e-mail address and send the application to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by
August 20th, 2018.
Copies of certificates and testimonials should also be enclosed giving the names and addresses of three (3) referees who are conversant with the applicant’s competence in area of specialization.

The Vice Chancellor,
Umma University,
P. O. Box 713-01100,
Kajiado.

Note: Umma University is an equal opportunity employer. Women, marginalized groups and persons living with disability are encouraged to apply.

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The Chancellor, Dr. Abbas Gullet, the Board of Trustees Chairman Prof. Abdulghafur Busaidy and the University Council Chairman Dr. Abdulrehman Al-Muhailan are pleased to announce that the University Council has appointed Dr. Idle Omar Farah as the Vice Chancellor of Umma University. Dr. Farah has previously served as Chief Research Scientist and the Director General of the National Museums of Kenya (2003 to 2014) and Director of the Institute of Primate Research, a biomedical research institute (2002-2003). He has also served in several national and international platforms including the Commission for Higher Education (now Commission for University Education), 2004-2012, the International Board for the Centre for Heritage Development in Africa (2004-2014), the task force to set up the Kenya National Commission to UNESCO and the National Task Force to develop Guidelines on the use and care for laboratory animals in research.

Dr. Farah was a member of University Nairobi Council (2004-2012) and later as Chairman of the same Council (2013-2017) and Chairman of the University of Nairobi Enterprises Services (UNES).  Dr. Farah was the founding Executive Director of the Frontier Counties Development Council (2015-2018), a caucus of 8 County Governments in Kenya.

Dr. Farah is an alumni of University of Nairobi (Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine) and Uppsala University, Sweden (PhD in Comparative Medicine). He is widely published with over 50 peer reviewed publications, supervised postgraduate students and a recipient of several awards and grants from local and international funding agencies.

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