Education ministry urged to help provide land for new KMTC campus in Kirinyaga

MP Githinji said the new college will spark development and boost the economy through enhanced business activities.

by ALICE WAITHERA

Central14 August 2025 - 07:50

In Summary

Deputy President Kithure Kindiki, earlier this year, said the government would construct a campus in the constituency before the end of the year.
The MP said Kianyaga had no public land that could accommodate the facility, which requires between five and 10 acres.

Gichugu MP Gichimu Githinji has appealed to the Ministry of Education to fast-track allocation of land for construction of a new Kenya Medical Training College campus in Kianyaga.

He said the new college will spark development and boost the economy through enhanced business activities.

The MP said the campus should not stop the initiation of similar projects in neighbouring constituencies.

The project has sparked a dispute between his constituency and Kirinyaga Central, with residents from the latter insisting that the project was meant for them.

Deputy President Kithure Kindiki earlier this year, said the government would construct a campus in the constituency before the end of the year.

Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale, in a letter, asked Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba to intervene and help him acquire land for the project.

In the letter, Duale wants Kianyaga Boys Secondary School to hive off five acres of land for the project.

He said the school is in close proximity to Kianyaga Level 4 Hospital.

Githinji said construction of the campus should not hinder other parts of the county from benefiting from similar projects.

“KTMC has more than 90 campuses and six satellites in 45 counties. This means some counties have two or more campuses and satellites. It also means that two or more campuses can be built in Kirinyaga county,” he said.

“I want to emphasise that the people of Kirinyaga centre and my Gichugu constituents are not fighting. We’re all looking for development and support any that is brought to us."

The MP said Kianyaga had no public land that could accommodate the facility, whic requires between five and 10 acres.

He said it i upon this realisation that he wrote to the board of management of Kianyaga Boys Secondary School requesting for the land but received no response.

Gichugu said he had proposed to the board that an agreement be entered into to allow students from the school to be given priority in admission to the KMTC campus once it’s complete.

“I am still ready for any conversation with the board. The Ministry of Health is ready to support the project and the NGCDF will provide any other support required”.

He pointed out that the campus, once completed, will inject thousands of students into the area which will in turn boost the economy.

“Eateries and shops will sell more. Rental buildings will be in high demand and farmers will get a ready market for their produce,” he added.

He urged the Ministry of Education to expedite the process to ensure the construction starts as soon as possible.