For thousands of students and lecturers across Kenya, the last few months have been a whirlwind of anxiety, protests, and uncertainty.

Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba inherited a multiple crisis when public universities across the country were reeling from staggering debts exceeding Sh70 billion, financial mismanagement, and leadership disputes.

With his firm stance on governance, he stamped his authority in reforming Kenya's higher education sector.

Moi University became the first institution on his radar as staff strikes dragged on, salaries went unpaid, and the weight of a Sh8 billion debt threatened to shut down the institution permanently.