University of Embu

University of Embu is a Kenyan chartered university. It transitioned from a constituent college to a full university on 7 October 2016. It is located along the Meru-Nairobi Highway, opposite Kangaru Boys High School, 4 km from Embu town at Kirimari ward in Manyatta constituency, Embu West. And it offers courses such as biochemistry, microbiology and biotechnology, law, industrial chemistry, analytical chemistry, animal science and veterinary studies, library and information science, computer engineering and education courses It overtook the University of Nairobi (UoN) and other state corporations with its stellar performance in the financial year 2019/20. A report by the Daily Nation on Tuesday, July 13, indicated that the university had ranked top in a study done by the Ministry of Public Service and Gender. The study was aimed at evaluating the performance of ministries, state corporations and tertiary institutions for 2019/20 and has been in the excellent category for 7 consecutive years. According to the Ministry of Public Service, the university received a 2.1250 excellent composite score followed by Tharaka Nithi University College with 2.1791.