Founder and vision carrier – Prof. Simon N. Gicharu, CBS

“We have a mission”
When the university’s foundation was laid, I was very clear in my mind about what we wanted to do. I note with pride and satisfaction that what started as a dream is slowly being transformed into a reality. This university has a mission it wants to fulfill. We are doing everything possible to improve the existing facilities as well as put up new ones to enhance learning and training.

Welcome to Mount Kenya University where we train market leader.

Who is Prof. Gicharu?

Simon Gicharu is an educationalist and founder of Mount Kenya University, which is East and Central Africa’s largest private university. He was born in 1964 in Gathiruini village, Kiambu County, Kenya. He is the first in a family of seven. Gicharu is also the Chairman of the Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation and National Private Universities Owners Association of Kenya. He is the founder of Equip Africa Institute and patron of the Mount Kenya University Graduate Enterprise Academy. He is also a board member at Thika Water and Sewerage Company, and the patron of Inter Universities Rover Moot under the Kenya Scouts Association. In 2015, Gicharu was named the Eastern African Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year, and subsequently inducted into the Ernst and Young Hall of Fame. He is married with three children.

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  1. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Gicharu
  2. LinkedIn :https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-simon-gicharu-cbs-779600ba/
  3. PeoplePill: https://peoplepill.com/people/simon-gicharu