Bishop Donald Mwawasi, who is aspiring to for Taita Taveta County Senate, has already started the process that will transform Taita Taveta County to become the wealthiest County in Kenya by 2017. The first step Bishop Mwawasi embarked on was to study the Kenya University Project and ask himself, “Can this Project be established in Taita Taveta County?” Since then he has inspired the Taita Taveta Community to come up with the land and talked to Professor Raphael Njoroge of WPI who is one of the main founding professors of the university now been planned for Taita Taveta County. He says, “Taita Taveta will be developing very fast.” And is thankful to his community toward their desire to progress.
“Imagine if the Kshs 210 million monthly budget for MPs was apportioned to Kshs 50 million their pay, Kshs 50 million put in teachers pay and Kshs 50 million library equipment and books for every school. In the past 10 years or 120 months this would have seen an investment of Kshs 12 billion in teachers pay and school libraries and not in mansions in Karen and campaign helicopters,” says Agnes Awour who will be offering her services for the Senate seat of Siaya County. As Awour answers on current state of education one thing is for sure, if elected to parliament education and opportunity for the young will not be left behind. She says, “Currently an estimated 90% of the age groups 20, 21, 22 are idle with no opportunity for them. This group of about 2 million Kenyans should get opportunity just like our current President, PM and those in parliament got when they were the same age.” ...
Dr Wilson Endege, one of the founders of the 2012 – 2017 Platform and aspirant of Vihiga Senate, has revealed that his main effort will be to lead toward the increase of capacity of higher education by at least 60,000 new vacancies starting as early as 2014. Dr Endege says, “The creation of university institutions through private trusts similar to what is used in the developed world should be encouraged.” As someone who supports the Kenya University Project model, he sees this as a great opportunity for residents of a county and Kenyans abroad, who can become pioneers, to partner in creation of an institution. ...
Professor Njoroge lives the belief that an idea dreamt and put to action will one day be achieved provided one continues to make steps forward. The dream of a new university that is now identified as the Kenya University project (KUP) has lived through the writing of three books: (1.) International Business and Education: A Focus on Africa and United States co-authored with Professor Arthur Gestenfeld of WPI and published in 2004. (2.) Education for Renaissance in Africa by Professor Njoroge published in 2004. (3.) Africa: The Next Decade co-authored with Arthur Gerstenfeld. The dream has grown through six U.S-Africa business partnerships conferences that saw it become conceptualized systems that brought in partnerships as previously envisioned. With just a few systems needed in Kenya, Professor Njoroge has refused to let go. In an effort to find solutions to the few hiccups in Kenya, he looks forward to leading the Kenya University Project partners to a business conference in Nairobi, Kenya August 2012. ...
Ernest, the foundations developer of Kenya University project in Kenya (www.kenyauniversity.org), recently met Uhuru Kenyatta who is the current Deputy Prime minister and Minister of Finance In the Republic of Kenya as they celebrated the New Year, 2012, in South Coast Mombasa. South Coast is the region that the founders and pioneers of the Kenya University Project have been trying to establish the university. ...
"The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step," is a Chinese proverb by which Professor Raphael J. Njoroge and team live every day as they develop the Kenya University Project. In a meeting at Attorney Kamau’s office in Worcester city, Massachusetts the legal systems that will need to be in place to advance the new approach being worked on were formulated. Professor Njoroge who says “thank you” to all Kenyans who continuously labor for the eventual realization of the project, especially expressed gratitude to Julius of New York for his offer and willingness to set up a guarantee of land acquisition system. ...
Principal Mwangi says, “His simplicity, humility, focus, his sense of achievement, ability to attract former students, teachers, non teaching staff, neighbours of the school and his being with his wife,” inspired him about Mr. B.O Ogange, a former headmasters of the school. Mr. Mwangi was responding to questions of Mr. Ogange speech, education in Kenya, university opportunities in Kenya and another former headmaster, Professor Raphael Njoroge, initiative to establish a university. He noted he agrees with Mr. Ogange saying, “D and E should pay the school Kshs 1000 for working negatively…” The Principal however added this was unlikely to happen in Kanunga this year. ...
"I will reward any Kanunga School 2011 KCSE candidate who will score a Mean Grade of ‘A (Plain) a token of Kshs. 5,000/= when the results are published. I know that many will get Mean Grade of ‘A’ (Plain) and I might be overwhelmed by what I will raise for them! But that is what promises are," said B.O.Ogange the former headmaster of Kanunga High School when he spoke in a Thankgivings event at Kanunga High School. Most certainly old boys who are proud to call him "My Headmaster" will have his back if all students were to pass with an A Grade. ...
“I can find you 100 acres of land for the university,” Hon. Ali Mwakwere told Professor Njoroge as the two exchanged contact information. This followed the announcement of Hon. Mwakwere the Minister of Trade of his intention to run for President. Professor Njoroge welcomed this and looks forward to starting the process of establishing the university.
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“Is it possible to get a location in Kenya,” was the simple direct question put forward to the Assistant Minister of Planning, National Development and Vision 2030 by Professor Njoroge and Professor Gerstenfeld. The professors, who have worked on conceptualizing an idea that would see the system of WPI currently demanded by students from 70 countries put in place in a new university in Kenya, pointed out that everything else is ready and Kenyans abroad are ready. ...
