David Mwenje Member of Parliament for Embakasi Constituency of wanting to overthrow President Daniel arap Moi's government by soliciting help from foreign nations.
He is probably more remembered for his tenure there between 1970 and 1979, a period referred to as the hey-days of the university whereby black student enrolment increased by large numbers for the first time in the country's history, than for any other aspects of his public service career.
His liberal and Western ideology opened the university to many changes, especially the encouragement of women to acquire higher education.
Many accused him and former Attorney General Charles Njonjo of being too westernised and out-of-touch with the common African population.
This was possibly because most foreign-educated and wealthy people had more interaction with rich, white individuals who were remnants of the colonial era's powerful establishments.
Karanja received a PhD in history from Princeton University in 1962 after completing a doctoral dissertation titled "United States attitude and policy toward the international African Association, 1876–1886.