Kenyatta University is a public research university with 13 campuses spread across the country. Kenyatta University Main Campus, the largest university location, is located in Nairobi County, some 20 kilometers outside of Nairobi. A bus service runs from here to the city center, with a one-hour journey time. Kenyatta University has a huge student body, with over 70,000 students enrolled in undergraduate and postgraduate programs taught by about 1,500 academics. After Kenya gained independence from British administration in 1970, the university was renamed Kenyatta College. In 1985, it was granted university status and called Kenyatta University. Mwai Kibaki and a number of other previous Kenyan presidents and vice presidents are among the university's illustrious alumni. Today, Kenyatta University is one of the best universities in Kenya.
Kenyatta University offers a diverse range of English-taught courses organized into 18 schools, including humanities and social sciences, public health, architecture, engineering and technology, medicine, and a school of creative film and media studies. A new school for security, diplomacy, and peace studies launched in 2018. Kenyatta University also has a large online learning program: the Digital School of Virtual and Open Learning, which teaches through online videos and other resources, is claimed to have over 10,000 students enrolled.
Students can participate in a wide range of activities, from scrabble and chess to karate and taekwondo, as part of the university's competitive and social culture. Two swimming pools, a gym, five football fields, dozens of racketball courts, and two sports and track fields are available at Kenyatta University.
Established: 1 September 1985
Location: Kahawa, Nairobi County, Kenya
