Kenya Education

Public Universities

Public universities and University constituent colleges

These are established through institutional Acts of Parliament and are not currently subjected to the accreditation process of the Commission for Higher Education.
University constituent colleges were each established in 2007 by a Legal Order under the Act of the university shown in brackets against it, after the requisite verification of academic resources by the Commission for Higher Education.

1. University of Nairobi (UoN) - 1970;

• Kenya Polytechnic University College (UoN);
• South Eastern University College (UoN);

2. Moi University (MU) - 1984;

• Kabianga University College (MU);
• Narok University College (MU);
• Chepkoilel University College (MU)
• Karatina University College (MU)

3. Kenyatta University (KU) - 1985;

• Pwani University College (KU);

4. Egerton University (EU) - 1987;

• Kisii University College (EU);
• Chuka University College (EU);
• Laikipia University College (EU)

5. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) 1994;

• Kimathi University College of Technology (JKUAT);
• Mombasa Polytechnic University College (JKUAT);
• Meru University College of Science and Technology (JKUAT);
• Multi-Media University College of Kenya (JKUAT);

6. Maseno University (MSU) - 2001;

• Bondo University College (MSU).

7. Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST) - 2007.