Education
Public Universities
University Education
The first Institution for higher education was established in 1951 after the Royal Technical and Commercial Institute in Nairobi received a Royal Charter. It opened its doors to the first students in April 1956.
In July 1958 a working party was instituted to give expert advice on the pattern of higher education in East Africa. One of its chief recommendations made it possible for the Royal Technical College to be transformed into the second Inter-Territorial University College in East Africa.
It is upon this that Kenya’s first national University, to be known as the University of Nairobi, was later established by an Act of Parliament. Even before 1947, many Kenyans used to get higher education by attending foreign Universities, which is still the habit to date.
Higher education has expanded more tremendously in the last twenty years. In 1964, there were 536 Kenyan students in the East African University College compared with the present record of over 40,000 at Nairobi, Moi, Kenyatta, Jomo Kenyatta UAT and Egerton Universities. The government has been encouraging students to study outside the country. There is a record 60,000 students studying abroad.
University of Nairobi
PO Box 30197
Nairobi
Tel: 02-334244-63
Fax: 02-336885
The colleges listed below belong to the University of Nairobi:
College of Humanities and Social Sciences (Main Campus)
PO Box 30197
Nairobi
Tel:334244-63
College of Architecture and Engineering (Main Campus)
PO Box 30197
Tel: 334244-63
College of Biological and Physical Sciences (Chiromo Campus)
PO Box 30197
Nairobi
Tel:442121
College of Health Sciences (Kenyatta National Hospital)
PO Box 19676
Nairobi
Tel:7263000
College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences (Kabete Campus)
PO Box 29053
Nairobi
Tel: 592141-6
College of Education and External Studies (Kikuyu Campus)
PO Box 92
Kikuyu
Tel: 32021
The following are five of the six state-owned Universities
Moi University
PO Box 3900
Eldoret
Tel: 0321 43001/8
Fax: 0321 43047
Constituent College
Chepicoizel Campus
PO Box 1125
Eldoret
Fax: 0321 43047
Egerton University
PO Box 536
Njoro
Tel: 61620, 61031/61032
Fax: 037 33075
Constituent Colleges
Kisii Campus
Tel/fax: 381 20533
Laikipia Campus
PO Box 1100
Nyahururu
Fax: 365 32371
Kenyatta University
PO Box 43844
Nairobi
Tel: 810901-10, 810706-8
Fax: 02 810759
Institute of Distance Education
Africa Virtual University (AVU)
Kahawa, Off Thika Road
Email: avu@nbnet.co.ke
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
PO Box 62000, Nairobi
Thika
Tel: 02-22646-9
Fax: 0151 21764