MKU Pro-Chancellor wins International Peace Award
Mount Kenya University (MKU) Pro-chancellor Dr. Vincent Gaitho has won an International Peace Award organised by the International College of Peace Studies in an event held on Friday 16th December 2022 at Stedmak Garden in Karen Nairobi. Dr. Gaitho won the award for Leadership strengthening institutions. He was awarded for the years of service to […]
Varsity holds 22nd Graduation Ceremony
Mount Kenya University has today (9.12.2022) graduated 4500 graduates in a colourful ceremony held at MKU graduation pavilion at happy Valley Grounds. The event was presided over by Prof. John J. Struthers, Chancellor . The graduation ceremony was a physical event attended by graduands, parents, guardians and partners. The 22nd graduation theme was ” Higher […]
EAC chief lauds MKU for acting to reduce inequalities; urges others to take cue
Dr Mathuki suggests avenues through which universities can mobilise funds to benefit communities Universities can, and indeed should, contribute more to the drive to reduce inequalities, says East AfricanCommunity (EAC) Secretary General, Dr Peter Mathuki. However, they can only do so by mobilising enough resources to deliver on their mandates of teaching, research and outreach, […]
MKU Rwanda voted the best in hospitality training
Mount Kenya University Rwanda (MKUR) has been voted the country’s best training institution in hospitality and tourism. The announcement was made on December 3 during an awarding ceremony of the “Rwanda Tourism Excellence Awards 2022.” The event, hosted at the Kigali Convention Centre, was also a culmination of the Rwanda Tourism Week which ran from […]
MKU researcher gets grant to assess use of safe water in Laikipia schools
Mount Kenya University (MKU) researcher Dr. Peter Kirira has been awarded a grant to conduct research on safe water uptake in 20 Laikipia County schools. He received the award from the Talloires Network (TN) of Engaged Universities and Open Society University Network (OSUN) to support engaged scholarship.Dr. Kirira is among faculty working to develop long-term, […]
University with a difference: MKU initiates unique strategy to support national development
Mount Kenya University (MKU) is taking its engagement with communities a notch higher. The university’s chairman, Prof Simon Gicharu, says MKU is welcoming Kenya’s research community to use its equipment and other facilities at its campuses. Prof Gicharu says MKU is doing so in support of national development. He believes enabling more researchers to undertake […]
Hon. (Dr.) Peter Mutuku Mathuki
Secretary General, East African Community (EAC)
Profile of Mount Kenya University 22nd Graduation ceremony guests speaker Hon. Dr. Peter Mathuki. Secretary General ,East African Community
MKU Exhibit during the Kenya Innovation Week
Mount Kenya University, Innovation and Incubation centre was sponsored by British Council to participate in this year’s Kenya Innovation week at Sarit centre Expo , Nairobi. At the Exhibition booth is Monica Blagescu, Head of Programmes, Higher Education, British Council, Donatus Njoroge, Head of Innovations, Intellectual property and Community Engagement, Mount Kenya University, and Githinji […]
