Kirinyaga University is a public

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situated in Kutus

Kerugoya Kerugoya is the biggest town in Kirinyaga County. Kerugoya is located 10 kilometres east of Karatina and 40 kilometres west of Embu. It is situated in the former District of Kirinyaga. Travel directions by road from Nairobi, is through Thika roa ...

Kirinyaga County Kirinyaga County is a county in the former Central Province of Kenya. Its capital is Kerugoya and its largest town is Wanguru. In 2019, the county had a population of 610,411 and an area of 1,478.1 km2. The county is bordered to the east ...

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History

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 Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) is a public university that is situated in Juja, 36 kilometres northeast of Nairobi, along the Nairobi-Thika SuperHighway, off Exit 15. .It offers courses in Technology, Engineering, ...

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

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among eight other universities. After becoming chartered, senior counsel Fred Ojiambo was appointed as chancellor and Prof. Mary Ndung'u as vice chancellor.

Schools

Kirinyaga University has five faculties: * 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 Education

References

External links

Official website

Library website

Students website

KUCCPS Admission portal

Masomo Portals portal
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