President William Ruto will on Thursday head to Ukambani region, Machakos County.
He will award the charter to the Open University of Kenya and tour Konza Technopolis.
This will be the first event where the President will be received by Makueni Governor Mutula Kilonzo.
The government is set to open the Kenya National Open University by September this year at Konza Technopolis as one of its’ flagship projects.
Information, Communications, and the Digital Economy Cabinet Secretary Eliud Owalo early this week said the virtual university aims to enhance access to affordable university education.
“Once the institution becomes functional, it will make university education more affordable, accessible, and attainable to all students, no matter their location or income levels,” he said.
The CS added that plans were also at an advanced stage to operationalize the Kenya Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (Kenya-AIST) at Konza Technopolis.
Owalo said the institution that is still under construction and scheduled to open this year will be entrusted with a national strategic ICT-inclined mission to offer postgraduate programmes in advanced science and technology.
