{"id":6805,"date":"2026-10-23T08:28:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T08:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/?p=6805"},"modified":"2026-10-23T08:28:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T08:28:08","slug":"babu-owino-pledges-university-of-nairobi-revival-better-pay-for-lecturers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/?p=6805","title":{"rendered":"BABU OWINO PLEDGES UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI REVIVAL, BETTER PAY FOR LECTURERS"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote>\n<pre><strong>BABU OWINO PLEDGES UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI REVIVAL, BETTER PAY FOR LECTURERS<\/strong><\/pre>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>Governor hopeful says education is vital to national development as he outlines plans to improve the university\u2019s condition.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WA_1792743762356.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6806\" src=\"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WA_1792743762356-300x268.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WA_1792743762356-300x268.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WA_1792743762356.jpeg 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>NAIROBI, KENYA<\/strong> \u2014 Embakasi East MP Hon. Babu Owino has pledged to work towards restoring the University of Nairobi to its former standing if elected Governor of Nairobi City County in the 2027 General Election.<\/p>\n<p>Babu said his proposed agenda would focus on improving the university\u2019s current condition, enhancing lecturers\u2019 salaries and supporting efforts to restore the institution\u2019s reputation as a leading centre of higher learning.<\/p>\n<p>He emphasised that education is vital to the nation\u2019s development, noting the importance of investing in institutions of higher learning and the professionals responsible for educating future generations.<\/p>\n<p>The legislator\u2019s pledge places university conditions, lecturers\u2019 welfare and the future of higher education among the issues he says he intends to address as he pursues the Nairobi governorship.<\/p>\n<p>However, details on how the proposed improvements would be funded and implemented, particularly regarding lecturers\u2019 salaries and the university\u2019s administration, are yet to be outlined.<\/p>\n<p>The pledge is likely to draw attention to the relationship between county leadership and higher education, as well as the practical steps needed to improve learning environments and support academic staff.<\/p>\n<p>As the 2027 election approaches, voters will be watching how candidates translate their development promises into clear, practical and accountable plans.<\/p>\n<p><strong>By Jeff Kizzilah | Digital Editor<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>LiveNation254 Media | ePaper Online \u2014 Fastest and Credible<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BABU OWINO PLEDGES UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI REVIVAL, BETTER PAY FOR LECTURERS Governor hopeful says education is vital to national development as he outlines plans to&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6806,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6805","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-updates","category-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6805","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6805"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6805\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6807,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6805\/revisions\/6807"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6806"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6805"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6805"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6805"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}