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MKU lauded for its quality education

Mount  Kenya  University (MKU)  is  doing  a  fabulous  job  of  providing access  to  quality  higher education.  Rwanda  High  Commissioner  to Kenya, Ambassador  James  Kimonyo,  made  this remark  when  he  visited   the  university  on 4  October  2017.  He  particularly  appreciated  MKU for  training  Rwandan  citizens who  are  playing  a  critical  role  in  helping the  country  to  attain its  Vision  2020 industrialisation  dream. “Allow  me  to appreciate  the  MKU  Management  for  the  good  work  they  are doing  in  providing  access  to  quality higher  education,”  said  Kimonyo.
MKU Vice-Chancellor  Prof  Stanley Waudo  assured  the  diplomat  that  the university  was  committed  to  providing requisite  academic  resources  and  applying best  practices  necessary  for  imparting and sustaining  quality  training.
Kimonyo  continued  to  emphasise MKU’s  importance  to  human  capital  in Rwanda. “A  private  citizen  who  invests his  resources  in  education  deserves  support  and  recognition.  We  appreciate  the major  investment  that  MKU  has  undertaken  in  Rwanda.  We  view  the  university’s  infrastructure  as  our  own because the  training  offered  benefits  the  Rwandan citizens  and  helps  the  country  achieve  its desired  human  capital,”  said  Kimonyo.
He  was  in  Thika  to  check  on  students from  Rwanda,  and  to  also  welcome those  who had  joined  the  university  in September  to  study  for  various  health courses.
The  diplomat  had  earlier  visited  MKU when  it  had  hosted  an  international peace  conference  in  Nairobi.  He  had been  among  the  chief  speakers.
Vice-Chancellor  Prof  Waudo  thanked the  Rwanda  Government  for  supporting the  university  as  it  progressively  established  a  campus  in  Kigali. MKU  Rwanda  is  set  to  become  a  fully-fledged  autonomous  university  next year.
“We  have  invested  over  Ksh2  billion or  Rwandan  Francs  (RWF)  16  billion  to develop  the  land  we  acquired  at  Kagarama  in  our  efforts  to  see  the  university grow  into  an  autonomous  institution before  the  end  of 2018,”  revealed  Prof Simon  Gicharu,  MKU  founder  and  chairman.. Prof  Waudo  thanked  the  Government  of  Rwanda  and  the  line  ministries  “for their  unwavering  support  that  enabled  the  establishment  of  the  MKU Kigali Campus”.
He  expressed  hope  that  Rwanda’s  government  will  sustain  its  support for  MKU  Rwanda. “Demand  for  relevant  competencies  and  skills  in  the  workplace  are  growing,”  observed  Prof  Waudo.    “Therefore, governments  and  other  stakeholders,  including  regulatory  bodies,  demand  that  universities  produce  competent  graduates.” He  noted  that  MKU  was,  through  its Graduate  Enterprise  Academy  (GEA),  training  students  to develop  a  mind-set change  from  job  seeking  to  job  creation.
Kimonyo  challenged  Rwandan  pharmacy  students  to  learn  as  much  as  they  could from  GEA.
This,  he  said,  would  enable them,  upon  completing  their studies,  “to venture  into  job  creation  through  establishment  of  own  pharmaceutical  retail  shops  as  well  as  other  formal  business  opportunities  that  will  create  employment for  themselves  and  many  other  persons in Rwanda”. There  are  70  Rwandan  students  currently  in  the  MKU  Thika  campus.  This  is  the  single  largest  group  of  international  students  enrolled  in  a  particular  faculty.

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