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26th Graduation Booklet
(Mount Kenya University, 2024-12-07) Mount Kenya University
I wish to express my appreciation for the privilege to serve as the Guest Speaker during this auspicious occasion of the 26th Graduation Ceremony of Mount Kenya University. The Mission Statement of Mount Kenya University directs this university to “Provide a world-class education, research and innovation for global transformation and sustainable development”. This Mission Statement gives a lot of relevance to the theme of the 26th Graduation Ceremony which addresses the same need for internalization of the university education for development of cuttingedge manpower to effectively drive development within what has now become the global village.
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7th Graduation List
(Mount Kenya University, 2014-12-11) Mount Kenya University
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8th Graduation List
(Mount Kenya University, 2015-08-07) Mount Kenya University
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9th Graduation List
(Mount Kenya University, 2015-12-11) Mount Kenya University
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10th Graduation Booklet
(Mount Kenya University, 2016-07-15) Mount Kenya University
Sicily K. Kariuki (Mrs.),MBS, CBS is the Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Public Service, Youth and Gender Affairs, a newly established Ministry, following the recent reorganization of the Executive by His Excellency, The President of Kenya in December 2015.The new Ministry, in the Office of the President encompasses three large areas of focus which have Constitutional imperatives and uphold key promises by Kenyan public to the Government. The main priorities for the new Cabinet Secretary include: Transforming Public Sector Service Delivery; Youth Empowerment and strengthening of National Youth Service; gender equality and women empowerment. Her vast portfolio includes a number of transformational initiatives- One Stop Shops-Huduma Kenya, Affirmative Action Funds – Women Enterprise Fund, UWEZO, YEDF, ASSDF , the 30% Access to Government Procurement Opportunities (AGPO) for women, youth & persons with disabilities; eliminating of Gender Based Violence including FGM and all its forms; and access to justice and safeguarding other gender equality gains in the Constitution. During her short tenure, the Cabinet Secretary has successfully established a Ministerial Rapid Results Initiative, to ensure due attention is given to these interventions; including reorganization of the National Youth Service; and the strengthening of the Governance and Management of Affirmative Funds. Under this initiative, the Ministry team continues to place emphasis on effective and impact driven initiatives. Prior to this appointment, Sicily was Principal Secretary, State Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, responsible for the operations of the State Department of Agriculture, ranging from agriculture policy development, agriculture research and development, irrigation implementation programs and other interventions focusing on food security, especially access to credit, insurance and inputs . Sicily had previously served as Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Tea Board of Kenya (TBK) for a period of 8 years. During her tenure at TBK, Sicily led the tea industry to become Kenya’s top foreign exchange earner, bringing in over Kenya Shillings 130 billion (1.5 Billion US Dollars) in foreign exchange earnings in 2012. She also worked in the private sector within Kenya’s vibrant horticulture & floriculture industry as the Chief Executive Officer of Fresh Produce Exporters Association of Kenya (FPAEK) and also worked in Kenya Investment Authority (KENINVEST). Sicily is a graduate of the University of Nairobi and has a Masters of Business in Administration degree with specialization in strategic management from ESAMI/Maastricht School of Management and Post Graduate qualifications in Food Laws and Regulations fromMichigan State University.
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11th Graduation Booklet
(Mount Kenya University, 2016-12-09) Mount Kenya University
Prof. Victoria Wells Wulsin is an American physician whospecializes in epidemiology. She has a special interest inAIDS research among women in Africa.In 2006 and 2008, she ran as the Democratic Partycandidate in the Second District of Ohio, USA. She is a resident of Indian Hill, Cincinnati. Prof. Wulsin was born in Elyria, Ohio, the daughter of a teacher and a social worker. She attended high school in Ohio, and earned a B.A at Harvard University. After college, she returned to Ohio and earned a medical degree from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland (1980). She earned a master in Public Health (1982) and a Doctorate in Epidemiology (1985), both from the Harvard University School of Public Health. Wulsin has obtained medical licenses in Massachusetts (1981) and Ohio (1989). She is married to Dr. Lawson Wulsin, a psychiatrist at the faculty of the University of Cincinnati. They have four sons: Wells, Reed, Stuart and John. From 1989 -1995, Wulsin was Director of Epidemiology in the City of Cincinnati’s Health Department. From 1986 - 2001, she worked in various capacities for US Centre’s for Disease Control and Prevention. In April 2003, Wulsin founded SOTENI International, a non-profit organization to fight AIDS in Africa. It has its headquarters in Cincinnati and an office in Kenya. SOTENI assists those women and orphans who have been most affected by AIDS pandemic. SOTENI is a Swahili word which translate as “all of us”. On 26 January, 2011 during the award of a Charter to Mount Kenya University, Prof.Wulsin was installed as the first Chancellor.
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12th Final Graduation List
(Mount Kenya University, 2017-07-07) Mount Kenya University
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13th Graduation Booklet
(Mount Kenya University, 2017-12-15) Mount Kenya University
Doc. Henryk Stefanek, Chancellor and Founder Vincent Pol University in Lubin Poland doc. Henryk Stefanek was born on 5th September 1946. He is a holder of a Masters degree in Geography at Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin and a Ph.D holder in the field of Tourism in the Faculty of Earth Sciences at Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin. He is also a graduate of postgraduate studies in Organization of International Tourism at Higher School of Economics in Cracow. In 1994 he established Vincent Pol Private Schools in Lublin, and in 2000 established Vincent Pol University in Lublin. He is the President and Founder of the University. Doc. Stefanek is a Director of the Voivodeship Tourist Information Centre in Lublin, Chairperson of the Voivodeship Polish Tourism and Sightseeing Society, and the Chairperson of the Cooperative “Turysta” (Tourist). He is a renowned University Lecturer in the field of tourism. He has been a long-term official and employee in the field of tourism.
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14th Graduation Booklet
(Mount Kenya University, 2018-08-03) Mount Kenya University
Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe was born in Busia District. He studied at Busia Integrated Primary School, Busonga College, Mwiri and Makerere University and Kiev National Technology University. He is a holder of Ph.D degree in Architecture. He worked for Habitat Consultants before joining Makerere University in 1989 as a lecturer. Prof. Nawangwe is an accomplished scholar, researcher and administrator. He has supervised several Masters and Ph.D students, published articles in internationally reviewed journals, authored several research reports and presented numerous papers at local and international conferences. He has served as external examiner in several universities in Africa, Europe an Asia. Prof. Nawangwe served as Chairman of several Makerere University committees, including the University Research, Administrative and Financial Reforms Committee, Head of the Department of Architecture, Associate Dean, Faculty of Technology (2000-2002), Dean, Faculty of Technology (2003-2010), Ag. Principal, College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology (2011-2013) and Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Finance and Administration (2013-2017). Prof. Nawangwe is currently the Vice-Chancellor, Makerere University.
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15th Graduation Booklet
(Mount Kenya University, 2018-12-07) Mount Kenya University
Professor Chacha Nyaigotti-Chacha is a Kenyan playwright and a long serving educator. He has wide experience in scholarly engagements nationally, regionally and internationally. He started his life-long scholarly career at Kenyatta University and later joined Egerton University. He also served as a Research Professor at the Institute of Regional Integration and Development of the Catholic University of Eastern Africa. He is a renowned publisher. Born in 1952 in Migori County, he received his higher education at the then Kenyatta College when it was a constituent College of University of Nairobi, (now Kenyatta University) and graduated with a Bachelor of Education in Kiswahili. He later joined Yale University and obtained Master of Arts in Anthropological Linguistics degree and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Kiswahili Language Linguistics. He was the first Chief Executive Officer of the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) in Kenya where he served between 1995 and 2000. Thereafter, he served as the Executive Secretary at the Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA) between 2000 and 2010. Prof. Chacha Nyaigotti-Chacha has served as a consultant for various organizations and he is a person of high-profile networks. He also served Mount Kenya University as a Pro-Chancellor. He is currently serving as the Chairman of the Commission for University Education (CUE).
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16th Graduation Booklet
(Mount Kenya University, 2019-08-09) Mount Kenya University
Professor Raymond Macharia is graduate of the University of Nairobi, He hold’s a Bachelors degree in Veterinary Medicine and a Master of Science (M.Sc) degree and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) Degree in Vertebrate Neuromuscular Development. He also holds a postgraduate certificate in academic practice (PGCAP) and a MSc in Education from the University of London. He previously worked at the University of Nairobi, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA. and at the Medical School, University of Freiburg, Germany.He lectures and conducts scientific and educational research at the Comparative Biomedical Sciences department of the Royal Veterinary College, University of London and is Fellow of Higher Education Academy, UK. He has special research interest in neurology and neuroscience with particular emphasis on the molecular and cellular regulation of body systems by the nervous system and the development of therapeutic regimes and strategies to treat neuromuscular diseases. He has attracted major project grants from international bodies such the Welcome Trust, the World Bank and other donor agencies. In addition to scientific research, he is involved in educational research and has been instrumental in tertiary education curriculum development through pedagogical research outputs.
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17th Graduation Booklet
(Mount Kenya University, 2019-12-06) Mount Kenya University
The spirit of Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) has been embraced in Kenya in diverse and efficient ways since 2008 when the country unveiled the Kenya Vision 2030 as the national development blue print. The same spirit has been encouraged by the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal No. 17. It is, therefore, appreciated that, Mount Kenya University has embraced the PPPs spirit in the University’s core mandate of teaching, research and community engagement. This is witnessed today by the graduation of the First Cohort of the Government-Sponsored students from Mount Kenya University, a private institution. I hail this unique PPP that enables more students to access quality higher education in Kenya. Strategic PPPs can help the nation attain its Vision 2030 goals by providing globally competitive and quality education, training and research. PPPs help reduce public spending, raise access, equality and equity in the provision of education. The Ministry of Education appreciates the Government’s move to place students in private universities. President Uhuru Kenyatta directed KUCCPS to place, for the first time, 10,000 students in private universities as provided for in the Universities Act, 2012: 56(1). This has raised the number of students admitted to all universities, both private and public annually, standing at 89,000 last year.
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18th Graduation Booklet
(Mount Kenya University, 2020-10-09) Mount Kenya University
This year, 2020, will go down the history of every nation as the year that the world came to an abrupt lockdown and closure of institutions of learning and of businesses to an unprecedented level. But, at the same time, the year will also go down into the records on a positive note as the year when ICT connectivity, usage and support to the growth of the global economy grew at the highest rate. During the lockdown in Kenya and elsewhere, ICT was the key enabler for people and organisations to productively work from the safety of their homes. I therefore do acknowledge that this is a great privilege to the Ministry of ICT, Innovation and Youth Affairs to join Mount Kenya University and be a part of the online stakeholders participating in the 18th Graduation Ceremony of this university as a hallmark of the growth of ICT connectivity despite many other COVID-19 related challenges. The relevance of my Ministry’s presence in the ceremony is all clearly depicted through the theme of the ceremony, namely, “Embracing Innovative Digital Technologies in Higher Education: Excelling Amidst Emerging Challenges”. Indeed, the university would not have chosen a better theme than this one Ladies and Gentlemen, the COVID-19 disruption has pushed institutions of higher learning to innovate and adopt new ways of teaching, delivering content and administering examinations by leveraging on use of diverse technologies. We have witnessed that MKU has been leading the way in utilizing multiple platforms to ensure total success in transitioning to a fully online university as reflected in the theme of the 18th Graduation Ceremony of Mount Kenya University. For a university with a high student population, setting up the various platforms to support learning requires immense resources as well as technical expertise. I hereby wish to applaud the university management for the dedicated effort in ensuring education is accessible through MKU’s e-Learning platform and a high-end mix of different technologies, including television, video-conferencing and collaborative platforms. Technology has also enabled the university staff to undertake administrative responsibilities and support core business without significant disruptions. More specifically, it is noteworthy to appreciate the combination of technologies that have been put together in preparation and conduct of today’s graduation ceremony. I congratulate the graduands on making it this far as I also welcome them to the world of work. To the parents, guardians, university lecturers, University Management as well as all the stakeholders, I also pass my congratulations to you all as this is a testimony of the teamwork and dedication in ensuring that our sons and daughters get through their education up to this point.
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19th Graduation Booklet
(Mount Kenya University, 2021-08-06) Mount Kenya University
Higher education in our African context should be on the forefront in assisting the communities to end inequalities, bring about unity in diversity and ensure inclusivity. The education we offer at our higher education institutions must assist individuals realize their greatest potentials within their own environment rather than alienating them. In deciding what kind of higher education to be offered in a country, cognizance of the population is necessary and two main questions need to be addressed,namely, what are our priorities and what skills do we need to inculcate? We must pay attention to the alienating potential of higher education to the population which must be avoided in a way that brings about relevance. For instance, we have a lot of sunshine in Africa. So how much emphasize have we placed on solar energy production and its utilization? What about studies based on agriculture and other natural resources which are so relevant in Africa? We must have our priorities right. As universities, we must embrace community engagement in order to understand our local communities well enough, come up with society-based projects and curricula, come up with strategies of tackling challenges facing the local communities such as environment degradation, conflicts, unemployment, dehumanizing poverty levels, youth radicalization, diseases, and many others. When higher education institutions successfully integrate their programmes with the needs of the local, regional and global communities, it is only then that they become vehicles for the achievement of equity, unity in diversity and inclusivity. Thus, congratulations to MKU students, staff and management on the recognition by the United Nations Academic Impact office as the SDG 10 HUB on Reduced Inequalities. This is a perfect testimony of MKU’s continued effort in enhancing equity, unity in diversity and inclusivity in the society.
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20th Graduation Booklet
(Mount Kenya University, 2021-12-10) Mount Kenya University
I must congratulate the 2021 graduands of Mount Kenya University whose achievement we are witnessing today. I Am proud to associate myself with this success and I am confident that the graduands we are releasing today are well-prepared to join the world of work and contribute to the socio- economic development of our great nation, Kenya. I take this opportunity to salute parents, guardians and all stakeholders who have supported these students in various ways. I am confident that the university has given the graduands the right skills and knowledge to excel in life. I appreciate the current effort made by the universities in Kenya towards enhancing integration of the people of this region. These include the Inter-University Council for East Africa’s numerous measures which have led to a consolidation of the people in this region.Examples of these include the Lake Victoria Research Initiative (VicRes), as well as the support of inter – universities staff exchange programmes, regional conferences hosted on rotational basis in different countries, and many others including the ongoing discussions towards harmonization of academic university programmes.
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21st Graduation Booklet
(Mount Kenya University, 2022-07-29) Mount Kenya University
I take this opportunity to congratulate the class of July 2022 as well as their parents and guardians. As an institution, we laud the Rwandan government for providing an enabling operating environment. We appreciate the steadfast support of our business associates and the contribution of our diligent staff through their resilience and fortitude.As a team, we are privileged and proud to have played a role in preparing the graduating class to thrive in a highly competitive world. They join expanding MKU alumni who stand out in the job market for their high employability. Others go on to create their enterprises and become employers. Producing such high-quality graduates is the outcome of the university’s steady investments in quality education through expansive facilities and modern technology enabling our knowledgeable and experienced faculty to deliver rich, market-driven curricula.
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22nd Graduation Booklet
(Mount Kenya University, 2022-12-09) Mount Kenya University
It is with great pleasure and honour that I join you at this momentous occasion of the 22nd Graduation Ceremony of Mount Kenya University under the theme of “Higher Education as a Factor for Reduced Inequalities.” Looking through the events that are taking place across the world today, glaring inequalities are so evident. Universities are called to contribute towards ending these inequalities through their triple-mandate of teaching, research and community engagement. More specifically, every university must contribute towards creation of awareness of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2030 and ensure all university activities are directed towards the achievement of the SDGs. I congratulate MountKenya University on having been bestowed upon the responsibility of serving as the United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) Hub for SDG No. 10 on Reduced Inequalities. This is an achievement which comes with a lot of responsibilities and expectations on what the university ought to institutionalize to succeed in this mandate. Mount Kenya University has mplemented programmes that support the SDGs 2030 and in so doing, contributes towards ending inequalities through capacity-buildingin health sciences, in education, ICT, engineering and energy production, gender and persons living with disabilities, among others.
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23rd Graduation Booklet
(Mount Kenya University, 2023-08-04) Mount Kenya University
I am honoured to serve as the Chief Guest at the 23 rd Graduation Ceremony of Mount Kenya University. This is a golden opportunity to celebrate the victory of the graduands who are moving to the next phase of their lives in utilizing their acquired knowledge and skills to make positive contribution in the nation building. Therefore I congratulate all graduands, parents/guardians, the University fraternity, and all other stakeholders for the hard work that has brought us together this far. “Embracing Law, Science and Technology for Advancement of Climate Change Interventions” as the theme of today’s graduation ceremony is indeed, a timely input.Needless to say, Climate Change and the “greenhouse” interventions need a serious commitment because of the adverse disruptive effects to human ecosystems, operations, subsistence, wellness, and overall lifestyles. This then necessitates multi-faceted strategies and use of Science, Technology and Innovation in sustainable interventions as an obligation to all governments and their agencies across the world, NGOs, institutions of higher learning, business community, professional bodies, and all other stakeholders working together. The rise in research on “greenhouse” effects/ climate change mitigation is a vital input by universities and research organisations for bridging the glaring policy gaps in environmental education, consumer behaviour, rewarding and sanctions systems, legislation and government organizational support in climate change mitigation.
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24th Graduation Booklet
(Mount Kenya University, 2023-12-08) Mount Kenya University
I wish to begin with thanking Mount Kenya University (MKU) for giving me this opportunity to serve as the Chief Guest during the University’s 24 th Graduation Ceremony.Today, we celebrate not only graduands’ academic accomplishments but also the journey of growth, perseverance, and discovery that has brought them to this joyous moment. I appreciate MKU for choosing a very progressive theme for this Graduation Ceremony, which is, “The Role of Higher Education in Driving Small-Scale Industry for Socio-Economic Equity through Linkages”. As you are aware Small Scale Industries play a critical role in our economic development creating employment for 14.1 million persons representing at least 93% of our national workforce. The sector contributes24% to the GDP.
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25th Graduation Booklet
(Mount Kenya University, 2024-08-02) Mount Kenya University
It gives me great honour to join the Mount Kenya University fraternity during the 25th Graduation Ceremony. I recognize in a very special way the incredible journey of this great University. Determined to augment the Government’s efforts to increase access to affordable, relevant and quality university education, Mount Kenya University chose the path less traveled. I congratulate the University for making great strides over the 25 years of its existence to build an international brand. Today, the University has partnered with several universities across the continent and globally not only to provide quality education but also to facilitate a seamless transition of graduates into the labour market, at home and internationally