Paramount Chief Kinyanjui Technical Institute (PCKTTI) is a

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, technical institute in

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. PC Kinyanjui was founded in 1979 with a total of 1,500 students. The vision of starting the school was established by

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, the first president of the republic of Kenya. PC Kinyanjui was then upgraded to a technical collegiate institution in 1987 and offers a variety of courses including

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, ICT. Mrs. Lucy M. Anampiu is currently the Chief Principal of the Institution. PC Kinyanjui Technical Training Institute is accredited by

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as a technical training Institution.

Academic departments and faculties

Mechanical engineering Mechanical engineering is the study of physical machines and mechanism (engineering), mechanisms that may involve force and movement. It is an engineering branch that combines engineering physics and engineering mathematics, mathematics principl ...

* Computing and Informatics *

Applied science Applied science is the application of the scientific method and scientific knowledge to attain practical goals. It includes a broad range of disciplines, such as engineering and medicine. Applied science is often contrasted with basic science, ...

* Building and construction engineering * Business and Liberal Studies * Civil and

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engineering * Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Location

The PC Kinyanjui Technical Training Institute is located on Kabiria Road in Riruta satellite

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in the county of Nairobi. The school is about from Riruta satellite Police station, next to Orthodox College of Africa and approximately from Nairobi's Central Business District.

History

PC kinyanjui was founded in 1979 as a technical secondary school and named Kinyanjui in honour of Kinyanjui wa Gathirimu, who was chief of the area between 1893 and 1929.

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Academic departments and faculties

Location

History

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