History Of South Eastern Kenya University SEKU

SOUTH EASTERN KENYA UNIVERSITY is a fully-fledged Public University which was awarded Charter on 1st March, 2013 by His Excellency Hon. Mwai Kibaki, the former President of the Republic of Kenya and Commander in Chief of the Defence Forces.

The University Main Campus is located in Kitui County in a serene and conducive learning environment, 12 Kilometers off Kwa Vonza Market, along the Kitui-Machakos main road.

SEKU has witnessed tremendous growth and currently offers various certificate, diploma, undergraduate and post graduate programmes. The University has other campuses namely Kitui Town Campus, Machakos Town Campus, Wote Town Campus and Mtito Andei Campus.

The University Academic programmes are offered in the following schools:

• 1School of Agriculture and Veterinary Science
• 2School of Business and Economics
• 3School of Education,Humanities and Social Sciences
• 4School of Pure and Applied Sciences
• 5School of Environment, Water and Natural Resources Management
• 6School of Engineering and Technology
• 7School of Information & Communication Technology
• 8School of Nursing Sciences and Public Health

The University currently has about 8,000 students registered in the various campuses with the bulk of them being at the University main campus.

The University has employed qualified teaching members of staff and has invested heavily in infrastructure to offer quality learning, teaching, research and innovation. The majority of the academic members of staff have at least a PhD degree.