Kenyatta University
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Motto in English
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Knowledge Is A Source of Strength |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1985 |
| Chancellor | Benson Wairegi, BCom, MBA, CPA |
| Vice-Chancellor | Prof. Paul Wainaina |
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Academic staff
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1,500+ (2016) |
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Administrative staff
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3,500+ (2015) |
| Students | 71,000+ (2016) |
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Kahawa, Kiambu County, Kenya 1°10′59″S 36°55′34″E / 1.183056°S 36.926111°ECoordinates: 1°10′59″S 36°55′34″E / 1.183056°S 36.926111°E |
| Campus | See list |
| Website | Homepage |
Kenyatta University (KU), is a multi-campus public university in Kenya. As of October 2014, it was one of twenty three public universities in the country.
The main campus of Kenyatta University is located at Kahawa, Kiambu County in Ruiru Constituency, approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi), by road, northeast of the central business district of Nairobi, the capital city of Kenya, off of the Nairobi-Thika Road. The coordinates of Kenyatta University main campus are:1°10'50.0"S, 36°55'41.0"E (Latitude:-1.180568; Longitude:36.928042).
The list of KU campuses includes the following locations:
In 1965, the British government handed over the Templar Barracks in Kahawa, to the newly formed government of Kenya. The barracks were then converted into a college called Kenyatta College. In 1970, Kenyatta College became a constituent College of the University of Nairobi, and its name changed to Kenyatta University College, following an Act of Parliament. 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 one of the university's campuses.
The university offers bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees through twelve campuses, as of March 2016. The degrees awarded include those in medicine and law. The university has open-learning, e-learning, 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.
As of March 2016[update], the university maintains the following schools:
The Centre for International Programmes and Collaboration at Kenyatta University, is a unit under the office of the Vice Chancellor, responsible for coordinating international activities, collaborations and linkages.
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