Three members of the University of Nairobi Council, and a staffer were Friday morning arrested by officers from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) over allegations of abuse of office.

They include the Council Chairperson, Prof Amukowa Anangwe, two council members, Carren Omwenga and Ahmed Abdullahi, and another suspect identified as Brian Ouma.

Ouma is the University of Nairobi's Chief Operations Officer (COO).

EACC Head of Communications Stephen Karuga confirmed the arrests.