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Kisii
University 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. Over the years, the College trained very many
teachers who got posted to primary schools in different parts of the country.
Many of the teachers rose to ranks of head teachers and others got promotions
to work in various educational institutions.
The
Government of Kenya mandated Egerton University to take over the College as its
campus in 1994. It should be noted that 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 Bachelor of Business and
Management as its first degree programmes within the campus to run alongside
Post Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE), which was phased out in the year
2001. On 23rd August 2007, Kisii University College was established through a
Government Legal Notice No.163 of 2007 as a Constituent College of Egerton
University.
On
6th February 2013, Kisii University was awarded a Charter to become the 13th
public university in Kenya. The University Main Campus is situated in a scenic
and congenial environment which is quite ideal for academic pursuit. It is
situated approximately 2 km from Kisii Town Centre, off the Kisii – Kilgoris
Road.
Since
being elevated to a University College, the institution has expanded rapidly in
terms of academic programmes, student enrolment and staff. The students are
distributed over various campuses including the Main Campus, Kisii Town
Campuses, Kitale Campus, Keroka Campus, Nyamira Campus, Ogembo Campus,
Kisumu Campus. Eldoret Campus and Isebania Campus.
Information Source: Kisii University
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