By Elizabeth Were, Nairobi
The High Court has declined to issue an order directing United States International University (USIU) to include Deputy Inspector General of Police Gilbert Masengeli among the graduates scheduled to participate in the university’s graduation ceremony on September 26, 2026.
Justice Patricia Nyaudi directed that Masengeli’s application be served on the university and set the matter for an inter-partes hearing on September 21, 2026.
Masengeli, through his lawyers Cecil Miller, Danstan Omari, Stanley Kinyanjui and Martina Swiga, told the court that the university administration had failed to disclose the status of his PhD thesis.
The lawyers argued that it was the university’s responsibility to communicate to Masengeli the status of his thesis and inform him of any outstanding requirements needed for him to be included among the graduates.
Masengeli is pursuing a doctorate in International Relations at USIU.
