Kisii University
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Former names | Kisii University College |
|---|---|
| Motto | Fons Scientiae |
| Established | 2013 |
| Vice-Chancellor | Prof. Nathan Oyori Ogechi |
| Students | 10,000+ |
| Location | , |
| Campus | 61 acres (25 ha) |
| Website | www |
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Kisii University is a public university located in Kisii.[1] 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.
The Government of Kenya mandated the university to take over the college as its campus in 1994.[2] 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.[3]
On 23 August 2007, Kisii University[4] College was established through a Government Legal Notice No.163 of 2007 as a constituent college of Egerton University.[5] On 6 February 2013, it was awarded a charter to become the 13th public university in Kenya.[6]
The university main campus is situated 2 km from Kisii Town Centre, off the Kisii – Kilgoris Road.[7]
