Kisii University
Former names | Kisii University College |
|---|---|
| Motto | Fons Scientiae |
| Established | 2013 |
| Chancellor | Prof. Godfrey Muriuki |
| Vice-Chancellor | Prof. John Akama |
| Students | 10000 |
| Location | Kisii, Kenya |
| Website | http://www.kisiiuniversity.ac.ke |
Kisii University is a university located in Kisii. It was founded in 1965 as a primary teachers’ training college on a 61-acre land that was donated by the County Council of Gusii. The college continued up to 1983 when it was upgraded to a secondary teachers’ college to offer Diploma programmes.
History
The government of Kenya mandated the university to take over the college as its campus in 1994. Kisii Campus was one of the earliest campuses to be created in Kenya by the then Head of State, H.E. Daniel arap Moi. In 1999, the Faculty of Commerce established a Bachelor of Business and Management as its first degree programmes within the campus to run alongside a postgraduate Diploma in Education, which was phased out in 2001.
On 23 August 2007, Kisii University College was established through a Government Legal Notice No.163 of 2007 as a constituent college of Egerton University. On 6 February 2013, it was awarded a charter to become the 13th public university in Kenya.
The universits main campus is situated 2 km from Kisii Town Centre, off the Kisii – Kilgoris Road.
Campuses and schools
The students are distributed over the Main Campus, Kisii Town Campuses, Keroka Campus, Nyamira Campus,kisumu, Ogembo Campus and Isebania Campus.
The university has the following faculties, schools and iunstitutes:
- School of Law
- School of Pure and Applied Sciences
- School of Health Sciences
- School of Business and Management
- School of Engineering and Technology
- Faculty of Education
- Faculty of Arts and Social Science
- Faculty of Information Science and Technology
- Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resource Management
- Institute of Gender and Development Studies
- Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies
As part of its expansion programme, the university has opened campuses in Nairobi, Eldoret, Kisumu, Kitale and Kabarnet.[1]
Controversy
In February 2016 Kisii University campuses located in Eldoret, Eldama Ravine, Nyamira, Kabarnet, Migori, Ogembo, Keroka, Kehancha, Kapenguria and Isebania were given notice to close by Kenya's higher education accrediting body the Commission for University Education (CUE). The poor quality of education delivery , poor facilities and under-qualified faculty were the reasons given by the Commission. CUE further disapproved doctoral degrees (PhDs) awarded by the university and called for the university senate to withdraw them sighting irregularities in admission criteria and questionable curriculum.
References
- ↑ "Status of Universities.Universities Authorized to Operate in Kenya, 2013". Commission for University Education. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
