Laikipia University To Establish Constituent College In Nanyuki Town
Updated on: Jan 04, 2021
Nanyuki town could soon host an institution of higher learning. On December 21, 2020, Governor Ndiritu Muriithi hosted a delegation from Laikipia University headed by the vice-chancellor Prof. Kibet Rotich before visiting two possible sites for setting the proposed Nanyuki University College.
The sites visited are Inooro Girls Secondary School and grounds that hosted the former procurement offices of Catholic Diocese of Marsabit. The university will choose which of the two facilities is suitable to start the proposed college.
The County Education Strategic Plan (CESP) has identified sectors that can enable Laikipia compete with well other economies by improving and adapting production in manufacturing and mining. The county government wants to take advantage of this college to support its broader initiative of manufacturing by have highly skilled professionals in the sector.
We are interested in educating people who will help in production through manufacturing and be able to exploit our mineral resources in Laikipia, Governor Muriithi said.
The governor emphasized the need to increase the capacity of the institution in order to achieve the global standards of 30% population having gone through tertiary education.
Developed countries around the world are having at least 25 percent of their population having attained tertiary education. Here in Laikipia, only 11% have attained such level of education, he added.
The governor said that the college will help to improve this education goal and help improve the economy. Laikipia University has identified Nanyuki town as the most suitable place to establish the college to take advantage of its growth and cosmopolitan nature of the town.
This is the first step we are taking and we are keen to ensure that people in Nanyuki benefit from this venture, VC Rotich emphasized.
He affirmed that the institution has made great progress in ensuring the college is operational within the shortest time possible. The VC noted that collaboration with the county government is the best way to approach the process. The college, Prof Rotich said, will start with three programs that they will agreed upon with the county government.
These courses will inform the operation of the college and give it its own identity, VC adds.
Establishment of the institution will help in improving the literacy level in the county and provide the workforce which is well trained in emerging issues in the county such as mining. This is a process that began two years ago with aim of ensuring that there is a university in Nanyuki town.
The process of operationalizing the college will start next year and the county hopes to take advantage of the vibrant agri-business sub-sector around Nanyuki. Chief Officer Education, Youth and Social Services James Mwangi said that the college will help in improving tertiary education level as residents of Nanyuki will not travel far in search for academic development.
He noted that it also presents a big opportunity for the growth of Nanyuki town and create employment for many residents to cater for the students.
The sites visited are Inooro Girls Secondary School and grounds that hosted the former procurement offices of Catholic Diocese of Marsabit. The university will choose which of the two facilities is suitable to start the proposed college.
The County Education Strategic Plan (CESP) has identified sectors that can enable Laikipia compete with well other economies by improving and adapting production in manufacturing and mining. The county government wants to take advantage of this college to support its broader initiative of manufacturing by have highly skilled professionals in the sector.
We are interested in educating people who will help in production through manufacturing and be able to exploit our mineral resources in Laikipia, Governor Muriithi said.
The governor emphasized the need to increase the capacity of the institution in order to achieve the global standards of 30% population having gone through tertiary education.
Developed countries around the world are having at least 25 percent of their population having attained tertiary education. Here in Laikipia, only 11% have attained such level of education, he added.
The governor said that the college will help to improve this education goal and help improve the economy. Laikipia University has identified Nanyuki town as the most suitable place to establish the college to take advantage of its growth and cosmopolitan nature of the town.
This is the first step we are taking and we are keen to ensure that people in Nanyuki benefit from this venture, VC Rotich emphasized.
He affirmed that the institution has made great progress in ensuring the college is operational within the shortest time possible. The VC noted that collaboration with the county government is the best way to approach the process. The college, Prof Rotich said, will start with three programs that they will agreed upon with the county government.
These courses will inform the operation of the college and give it its own identity, VC adds.
Establishment of the institution will help in improving the literacy level in the county and provide the workforce which is well trained in emerging issues in the county such as mining. This is a process that began two years ago with aim of ensuring that there is a university in Nanyuki town.
The process of operationalizing the college will start next year and the county hopes to take advantage of the vibrant agri-business sub-sector around Nanyuki. Chief Officer Education, Youth and Social Services James Mwangi said that the college will help in improving tertiary education level as residents of Nanyuki will not travel far in search for academic development.
He noted that it also presents a big opportunity for the growth of Nanyuki town and create employment for many residents to cater for the students.