Governor of Kenya and Chairman of East African High Commission Sir Philip Mitchell (C) after laying the foundation stone at the royal college in April 1952. The year the Royal College was launched also marked the turning point on Kenya’s politics, as most of the elites were rounded up and detained to contain the growing uprising. At some point there were plans to establish a similar institute by Asians, but this was abandoned when the Royal College was created. Take a surveyThe college was renamed University College of Nairobi on June 25, 1961, becoming the second such institution in East Africa in 1964. In less than two months, the University of Nairobi will celebrate 50 years since it was elevated to a fully-fledged university on July 1, 1970.

Source: Standard Digital May 19, 2021 15:30 UTC