KDF Takes Over Construction of Nyamira University
The university, which is expected to be completed in the next 10 months, is expected to enroll 1000 students during the September intake...
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The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) will oversee the construction of Nyamira University, with completion expected within the next 10 months. The university is slated to open by September 2026 and will initially operate as a constituent college of Kisii University.
- Defence Cabinet Secretary Soipan Tuya announced the partnership between KDF, Nyamira County, and the Ministry of Education.
- The Ministry of Education targets to enroll over 1000 students as the first cohort in September 2026.
- This development follows an announcement by President William Samoei Ruto last August, and an institution is also being established in West Pokot County.
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KDF to Build Nyamira University and West Pokot Plans First University Amidst Lecturer Strike - October 2025
The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) will oversee the construction of Nyamira University, with completion expected within 10 months and an opening date set for September 2026 as a constituent college of Kisii University. In a separate effort to expand higher education, West Pokot County Governor Simon Kachapin has formed a task force to establish the county's first constituent university, which is expected to open next year. These developments come as the ongoing lecturers' strike in Kenya enters its 37th day. The government is facing demands to release Ksh7.9 billion owed to lecturers under their Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).
