The university has its roots in the Kirinyaga Technical Institute. In 2012 it became a constituent college of the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology and was renamed Kirinyaga University College. In October 2016 the university was granted the charter to operate as administratively independent university by the president of Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta among eight other universities. After becoming chartered, senior counsel Fred Ojiambo was appointed as chancellor and Prof. Mary Ndung'u as vice chancellor.[3][4][5]
kirinyaga, university, public, university, situated, kutus, kerugoya, kirinyaga, county, kenya, other, namekyuformer, nameskirinyaga, technical, institute, college, mottoinnovative, technology, dynamic, worldtypepublicestablished2011chairmandr, mechah, charles. Kirinyaga University is a public university situated in Kutus Kerugoya in Kirinyaga County Kenya 1 2 Kirinyaga UniversityOther nameKYUFormer namesKirinyaga Technical Institute Kirinyaga University College MottoInnovative technology for a dynamic worldTypePublicEstablished2011ChairmanDr Mechah Charles MoturiVice ChancellorProf Mary Wambui Ndung uLocationKutus Kirinyaga County KenyaWebsitekyu wbr ac wbr ke Contents 1 History 2 Schools 3 References 4 External linksHistory editThe university has its roots in the Kirinyaga Technical Institute In 2012 it became a constituent college of the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology and was renamed Kirinyaga University College In October 2016 the university was granted the charter to operate as administratively independent university by the president of Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta among eight other universities After becoming chartered senior counsel Fred Ojiambo was appointed as chancellor and Prof Mary Ndung u as vice chancellor 3 4 5 Schools editKirinyaga University has five faculties 2 School of Health Sciences School of Pure and Applied Sciences School of Hospitality and Textile Technology School of Engineering and Technology School of Business and EducationReferences edit Muraya Joseph 2017 06 29 From grass to grace the one year story of Kirinyaga University Capital News Kampala Retrieved 2018 06 25 a b Kirinyaga University Retrieved 9 November 2016 Nzau Musau Nyaga Kosgei now chancellors as universities expansion frozen standardmedia co ke The Standard Retrieved 9 November 2016 No more new universities for now orders President the star co ke The Star Retrieved 9 November 2016 JKUAT to Mentor Kirinyaga University College jkuat ac ke Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology Retrieved 9 November 2016 External links editOfficial website Library website Students website KUCCPS Admission portal Masomo Portals portal nbsp nbsp This article on a Kenyan institution of higher education is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kirinyaga University amp oldid 1178513937, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
