COFEK Moves to Court to Challenge Lusaka's Planned Honorary Degree

The Consumer Federation of Kenya (COFEK) has petitioned the High Court to challenge Kibabii University’s plan to award an honorary doctorate to Bungoma Governor Kenneth Lusaka. The group is asking whether the honour is independent of Lusaka’s position as governor and whether the selection followed the Commission for University Education’s requirements for a fair, objective process. Justice Emily Ominde certified the case as urgent, ordered service on the respondents within three days and gave them five days to respond. The university plans to confer the Doctor of Humane Letters on Lusaka at its graduation ceremony on November 20, 2026.