University News

The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) and Kenyatta University (KU) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 9th October, 2020, to support road safety management in Kenya. The collaboration will provide a platform for research, innovation and academic partnership. Other key areas will include;...Read More

Tharaka Nithi County is setting a remarkable example in women’s empowerment through its innovative Crèche Programme at Chuka Market. This initiative provides safe childcare facilities, enabling mothers trading in the market to engage in business while their children are under...Read More

The “Eco Empower” event, a collaborative effort by Association Internationale des étudiants en Sciences économiques et Commerciales (AIESEC) at Kenyatta University (KU) and KU United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), themed “A Clarion Call on Sustainability for a Resilient Tomorrow” was held on March...Read More

The most reverend Anthony Muheria Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Nyeri presents the homily during an interfaith church service for staff and students at Kenyatta University.The service took place at Kenyatta university amphitheatre and Archbishop Muheria presented a sermon...Read More

KU’s Parklands Campus School of Law conducted the 15th Edition of the AKMCC (All Africa Kenya Moot Court Competition), bringing together passionate law students, legal professionals, and esteemed organisations in a five-day competition centred around “Tides of Change.” With pressing issues like...Read More

Kenyatta University Vice-Chancellor Prof Paul K Wainaina (LEFT) receives a dummy cheque for Ksh1M from Kenya Space Agency (KSA) presented by the Cabinet Secretary, Ministry for Defence Amb. Dr Monica Juma (CENTER) together with Maj.General Thomas Chepkuto (second left) Acting Director–General KSA. Looking on (RIGHT) is Dr. Shadrack Mambo, Dean KU School of Engineering.The funds will be utilized to...Read More

Kenyatta University fourth year Biotechnology student Simon Ndirangu has come up with an innovation that uses 3D printers to produce and develop improved nasal swabs. The process allows for production of up to 3,000 swabs a day and greatly enhances...Read More

Kenyatta University, under the leadership of the Vice-Chancellor, has continued to record remarkable progress in various fields in line with its mission of providing quality education and training. Recently, the School of Health Sciences has seen tremendous growth in the...Read More

In a bid to strengthen its academic and operational frameworks, Kenyatta University recently hosted a managerial staff sensitisation workshop on Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) Mainstreaming. Held on 12th and 13th March 2025 at the Business and Students Service Complex...Read More

The sight of Prof Steven Runo in sorghum fields in Kibos, Alupe or Mbita, all in western Kenya, would be less alluring. But it is the work in those fields and under the scorching heat of the lake region that...Read More

Kenyatta University dons recently won a research grant on digital health. The grant amounting to about £140,000 (Ksh19.8M) was awarded to a team of researchers from Kenyatta University and Newcastle University to address ‘digital health for migrant mothers and maternal care...Read More

KU AUDITED FOR COVID-19 PREPAREDNESS IN READINESS FOR RE-OPENINGRead More