Lupane State University (LSU) vice-chancellor Pardon Kuipa is in an eye of a storm after it emerged that his daughter, who only has a Master's degree was appointed a lecturer ahead of PhD holders with teaching experience.

Kuipa, however, insists that the appointment of his daughter Florence, a holder of a Master of Science in Risk Management degree from the University of East London, was done above board without his involvement.

LSU insiders alleges that Florence is under-qualified to be a lecturer and accuse the vice-chancellor of nepotism.

An offer letter signed by LSU registrar Jairos Makunde dated June 3 to Florence reads: "After completing three years of service, you can be considered for tenure as contained in section 8 of Ordinance 2 of 2018."

There were also allegations that Kuipa was employing lecturers from Chinhoyi University of Technology University ahead of qualified locals.