Paramount Chief Kinyanjui Technical Institute (PCKTTI) is a collegiate

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, technical institute in

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. PC Kinyanjui was founded in 1979 with a total of 1,500 students. The vision of starting the school was established by

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, the first president of the republic of Kenya. PC Kinyanjui was then upgraded to a technical collegiate institution in 1987 and offers a variety of courses including

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, ICT. Mrs. Hilda Omwoyo Chief Principal of the institution. PC Kinyanjui Technical Training Institute is accredited by

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as a technical training institution.

Academic departments and faculties

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* Information technology (ICT) and information science *

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* Building and construction engineering * Business and

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* Civil and

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engineering * Electrical and Electronics engineering

Location

The PC Kinyanjui Technical Training Institute is located on Kabiria Road in

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in the county of Nairobi. The school is about from Riruta satellite Police station, next to Orthodox College of Africa and approximately from Nairobi's Central Business District.

History

PC kinyanjui was founded in 1979 as a technical secondary school and named Kinyanjui in honour of Kinyanjui wa Gathirimu, who was chief of the area between 1893 and 1929.

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Academic departments and faculties

Location

History

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