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Kenyatta University (KU) is a public research university with its main campus in Nairobi, Kenya. It acquired the status of university in 1985, being the third university after University of Nairobi (1970) and Moi University (1984). As of October 2014, it was one of 23 public universities in the country.




Location


The main campus of Kenyatta University sits on over 1,000 acres (1.6 sq mi), at Kahawa, in the Kasarani Sub-county, north of Nairobi City County, approximately 17.5 kilometres (10.9 mi), by road, northeast of the central business district of Nairobi, the capital city of Kenya, off of the Nairobi-Thika Road.
The list of KU campuses includes the following locations:

Main Campus - Kahawa, Nairobi
Ruiru Campus - Ruiru
Parklands Campus - Parklands
Kitui Campus - Kwa Vonza
Mombasa Campus - Mombasa
City Centre Campus - Nairobi Central Business District
Nyeri Campus - Nyeri
Nakuru Campus - Nakuru
Kericho Campus - Kericho - Closed
Dadaab Campus -Dadaab
Embu Campus - Embu
Ruiru campus was renamed as Kenyatta Model School for play groups,pre- primary and primary learners in 2024. The Arusha and Kigali campuses in Tanzania and Rwanda respectively were closed in 2018.




History


In 1965, the British government handed over the Templar Barracks in Kahawa, to the newly formed government of Kenya. The southern part of the facility remains in military use, as the Kahawa Barracks. The other part of the barracks were converted into a college called Kenyatta College, which offered Advanced Level (A-Level) secondary education at Form 5 and 6 level, as well as some undergraduate diploma courses. In 1978 the entire Faculty of Education of the University of Nairobi was transferred to Kenyatta College, and its name was changed to Kenyatta University College, following an Act of Parliament. The school became the only institution in Kenya training teachers at degree level, and discontinued all other courses. Degrees offered at Kenyatta were in the name of the University of Nairobi.
In 1985, it was granted full university status and was renamed Kenyatta University.
U.S. President Barack Obama, whose late father, Barack Obama, Sr. (an economist) and paternal relatives are from Kenya, visited Kenya in 2015; while there, he visited the university's main campus.




Academics


As of March 2016, the university has 12 campuses offering bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees. The degrees awarded include those in medicine and law. The university has open-learning, e-learning which is known as the digital school, school-based, part-time and full-time teaching. Kenyatta University is accredited by the Kenya Commission of University Education, the Inter-University Council for East Africa, the Africa Association of Universities, the International Association of Universities and the Commonwealth Universities.




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Kenyatta University's library is one of the largest in Africa and offers scholarly information resources and services to its students and researchers. In addition to lending services, the library offers E-services and has branches in the respective satellite campuses.




= Schools and institutes

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As of April 2024, the university maintains the following schools:




= Institutes and centers

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The university hosts institutes and centers such as;

Confucius Institute at Kenyatta University
Africa Centre for Transformative and Inclusive Leadership (ACTIL)
Chandaria Business Innovations and Incubation Centre (CBIIC)
Center for Refugee Studies and Empowerment
Cisco Networking Academy
Centre for Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development
Center for International Programmes and Collaboration (CIPC)
Centre for Gender Equity & Empowerment
National Phytotherapeutics Research Centre




= Degrees and courses

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The university offers 14 doctorate and PhD courses, 94 master's degree courses, 117 bachelor's degree courses and 12 postgraduate diploma courses as accredited by the Commission for University Education in Kenya (CUE)




Student life






= International students

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The Centre for International Programmes and Collaboration is a unit under the office of the Vice Chancellor, responsible for coordinating international activities, collaborations and linkages.




= Athletics

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Kenyatta University partnered with IAAF as an athletics-village in the 2017 world under 18 championship Nairobi. The athletes were hosted in the Nyayo hostels and used the campus facilities for training.
Kenyatta University offers the following disciplines:



Men's sports

Football, rugby, hockey, volleyball, netball, handball, basketball, tennis, table tennis, squash, badminton, chess, scrabble, darts, boxing, bodybuilding, taekwondo, swimming, athletics (track and field), scrabble, karate, Roll Ball, woodball, judo, wrestling, Goalball, baseball, softball.



Women's sports

Football, rugby, hockey, volleyball, netball, handball, basketball, tennis, table tennis, squash, badminton, chess, scrabble, darts, boxing, fitness modelling, Taekwondo, swimming, athletics (track and field), Scrabble, Karate, Roll Ball, woodball, Judo, goalball, baseball, softball Seminars Short – term Courses in coaching, Sports management, training and Sports leadership are offered.



Sports facilities




Sports achievements

2012 - National Champions, Kenya University Women's Games
2011 - National Champions, Kenya University Games
2010 - 3rd Best University, East Africa University Games
2009 - National Champions, Kenya University Games
2006 - 6th Best University, East Africa University Games
2004 - 2nd Best University, East Africa University Games




Alumni


The following individuals are some of the "prominent alumni" at the Kenyatta University website:

Dr. Eddah Gachukia - academic director, Riara Group of Schools
Dr. Geoffrey William Griffin - founder director of Starehe Boys' Centre and School
Daudi Kabaka - musician and band leader of Kenyatta University Band
Mwai Kibaki - former President of Kenya, 2002 to 2013
Jakaya Kikwete - President of the United Republic of Tanzania, 2005 to 2015
Benjamin Mkapa - former President of Tanzania, 1995 to 2005
Daniel arap Moi - former President of Kenya, 1978 to 2002
Professor Joseph Maina Mungai - former Vice-Chancellor, University of Nairobi
Kalonzo Musyoka - former Vice president of Kenya
Dr. James Mwangi - managing director and chief executive officer, Equity Bank Group
Esther Ngumbi – entomologist and winner of the 2018 Society for Experimental Biology Presidential Award
Dr. Mostafa Tolba - former executive director of the United Nations Environment Programme




Notable staff and professors


Prof Mike Boit - sports science, former athlete. Received an honorary Doctorate of Science (DSc) from the University of Glasgow in recognition of his contributions to the academic research of sports and its development in Kenya 2014
Ambassador Joseph Magutt Kenya's ambassador to the Republic of Germany
Prof Olive Mugenda - former vice-chancellor (2009-2016), Board Chair KU hospital




Management



The chancellor is Benson Wairegi. The Vice Chancellor is Professor Paul Wainaina who was reinstated on November 3, 2022, after being suspended on July 12, 2022, due to a tussle with the government over university's land. During his suspension, Professor Waceke Wanjohi was appointed to act as the Vice Chancellor. Professor Wainaina had succeeded Professor Olive Mugenda, the first female Vice Chancellor of a public university in Kenya, who retired after the end of her tenure in January 2016. There are four Deputy Vice Chancellors and four Registrars, to assist the Vice Chancellor carry out his mandate.
The Deputy Vice Chancellors are:

DVC Academic Affairs: Professor John Okumu
DVC Administration: Professor Fatuma Chege
DVC Finance and Development: Professor Godfrey Mse
DVC Research, Innovation & Outreach: Professor F.Q Gravenir




Businesses and investments


The university owns and operates the following income-generating businesses and investments:

Kenyatta University Funeral Home
North Coast Beach Hotel - Mombasa
Uni-City Shopping Mall & Office Complex - Nairobi
Kenyatta University Conference Center - Nairobi (100 rooms)
Kenyatta University Bookstore - Nairobi
Television station KUTV
Kenyatta University Children's Hospital - Nairobi (Under construction)
Kenyatta University Dairy Farm - (In development)
Kenyatta University Hospital (KUH)




Gallery






References






See also


List of universities in Kenya
Education in Kenya




External links


Official website
Machakos University College website
Pwani University college
More information about Colleges and Universities in Kenya
Leading Colleges and Universities in Kenya

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