Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The name is derived from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nairobi,which translates to 'place of cool waters',a reference to the Nairobi River which flows through the city. The city proper had a population of 4,397,073 in the 2019 census. The city is commonly referred to as The Green City in the Sun.
Titus Naikuni is a mechanical engineer,businessman and corporate executive in Kenya. He is the chairman of the board of Airtel Kenya and Rift Valley Railways.
The University of Nairobi is a collegiate research university based in Nairobi and is the largest university in Kenya. Although its history as an educational institution dates back to 1956,it did not become an independent university until 1970. During that year,the University of East Africa was split into three independent universities:the Makerere University in Uganda,the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania,and the University of Nairobi in Kenya.
Kenyatta University (KU) is a public research university with its main campus in Nairobi. It acquired the status of university in 1985,being the third university after University of Nairobi (1970) and Moi University (1984). As of October 2014,it was one of 23 public universities in the country.
Egerton University is a public university in Kenya. It is the oldest institution of higher education in Kenya.
Bethwell Allan Ogot is a Kenyan historian and eminent African scholar who specialises in African history,research methods and theory. One of his works starts by saying that "to tell the story of a past so as to portray an inevitable destiny is,for humankind,a need as universal as tool-making. To that extent,we may say that a human being is,by nature,historicus.
Kisii School is a public high school for boys in Kisii,Kenya,established in 1934.
The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) is a Kenyan government agency responsible for the management of the environment,and environmental policy. NEMA is located in Nairobi.
Dedan Kimathi University of Technology is a public,coeducational technological university in Nyeri,Kenya. It is one of 22 public universities in Kenya,having been a constituent college of Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology since the year 2007 until it was chartered to become a fully fledged public university on 14 December 2012.
Professor Leah Marangu is a Kenyan academic. She was born in South Imenti, Meru County,Kenya. She is considered to be one of Kenya's most distinguished and decorated scholars.
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) is a public university that is situated in Juja,36 kilometres northeast of Nairobi,along the Nairobi-Thika SuperHighway,off Exit 15. It offers courses in Technology,Engineering,Science,Commerce,Management and Building sciences. The university has a strong research interest in the areas of biotechnology and engineering. Notable alumni include Dr. Paul Chepkwony,the first governor of Kericho County in Kenya and a former lecturer,Emma Miloyo,a prominent Kenyan architect and the first female president of the Architectural Association of Kenya,as well as Aden Duale,the former Leader of Majority in the 11th Kenyan Parliament among others.
Joint Admission Board of Kenya (JAB) was the body that was mandated to conduct a joint admission exercise of students who have cleared secondary school into the Universities. The main aim was to ensure that only those who have attained a certain number of points are given priority to join the universities under a government sponsorship. The admission exercise was done annually at the beginning of every academic year and students who sat their Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (K.C.S.E.) the previous year are the ones considered.
Joseph Maina Mungai was the first African to become Dean of the School of Medicine at the University of Nairobi. Besides a medical journal editor position,and a long-term stint as a newspaper correspondent,he was also Head and faculty member of the Department of Anatomy,.
Judi Wangalwa Wakhungu is a Kenyan politician and diplomat who was appointed by President Uhuru Kenyatta as ambassador to France on 26 January 2018. Immediately prior to her present position,she served as the cabinet secretary for environment and regional development authorities from 25 April 2013 until 17 January 2018.
Murang'a University of Technology (MUT) is the successor of Murang'a University College (MRUC),a former constituent college of Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) after being elevated from Murang'a College of Technology (MCT). The university is located 1.5 km from Murang'a town in Muranga County,85 km northeast of Nairobi,70 km southeast of Nyeri and 50 km southwest of Embu.
Professor David Peter Simon Wasawo was a Kenyan zoologist,conservationist,and university administrator. After studying at Uganda's Makerere University he earned an M.A. at the University of Oxford and a PhD at University of London. He taught at Makerere University,and was Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Science at the University of Nairobi,and later chancellor of Great Lakes University of Kisumu.
Kirinyaga University is a public university situated in Kutus Kerugoya in Kirinyaga County,Kenya.
Cecilia Wangechi Mwathi was a Kenyan mathematician and union activist. She was the first woman in Kenya to become a mathematics professor,and was known both for her activism for higher education and for inspiring Kenyan girls to study science,technology,and mathematics.
Kung'u Ndung'u is a Kenyan civil engineer and business executive who was appointed as the Director-General of the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA),effective 8 October 2021. He replaced Peter Mundinia who retired. Before his current assignment,Kung'u was the Director of Road Asset and Corridor Management at KeNHA.
Peter Waweru Kamaku is a Kenyan football referee,academic administrator and researcher. He has been a referee in Kenyan Premier League since 2013 and a FIFA listed referee since 2017. He is also a professor of pure mathematics at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology in Kenya.
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