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www.uonbi.ac.ke. The University of Nairobi (uonbi or UoN; Swahili: Chuo Kikuu cha Nairobi) [3] is a collegiate research university based in Nairobi and is the largest university in Kenya. [4] Although its history as an educational institution dates back to 1956, it did not become an independent university until 1970.
The National Library and the public libraries are both the functions of Kenya National Library Service [1] which is mandated by the law under Cap 225 of the Laws of Kenya, April 1965. Currently there is one National Library which is located at Community-Upper Hill, Nairobi. There are 64 public libraries spread in different parts of the country. [2]
Jacinta Were is a Kenyan librarian. Were has specialised in the management of electronic libraries over the 30 years of her career in librarianship. Were has served as Deputy Director of the University of Nairobi Library at the University of Nairobi in Kenya. [1] Were has trained many professional librarians in Africa and is a pioneer in the ...
The McMillan Memorial Library is the only building in Kenya protected by a specific Act of Parliament, the McMillan Memorial Library Act Cap 217 of 1938 which provided that the library was for the exclusive use of Europeans in addition to the usual conditions for preservation of monuments. The library was bequeathed to the Nairobi City Council ...
Nairobi. , Kenya. Campus. Urban. Website. www.mmu.ac.ke. The Multimedia University of Kenya (MMU) is a public university located in Nairobi. [1] The university offers IT & related courses, Mass media, Business, Engineering, Physical Sciences (Physics and Chemistry) and Social sciences education.
Website. www.ku.ac.ke. Kenyatta University (KU) is a public research university with its main campus in Nairobi, Kenya. [ 7 ] It acquired the status of university in 1985, being the third university after University of Nairobi (1970) and Moi University (1984). As of October 2014, it was one of 23 public universities in the country.
History. Technical University of Kenya grew out of the Kenya Polytechnic. The Kenya Polytechnic was founded in 1961. [4] Proposals for the establishment of a technical institute in Nairobi were put forward in the Willoughby Report published in 1949. This led to the creation of the Royal Technical College of East Africa (RTCEA).
www.knls.ac.ke. The Kenya National Library Service[1] (KNLS) is a corporate body of the Kenyan government with a mandate to "promote, establish, equip, manage, maintain and develop libraries in Kenya". [2] In its service provision, knls plays a dual role of Public Library and National library of Kenya. [3]