Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT; http://www.jkuat.ac.ke/home-3/) was started as Middle Level College (Jomo Kenyatta College of Agriculture and Technology (JKCAT)) by the Government of Kenya with the generous assistance from the Japanese Government. It was inaugurated as a university in 1994 with a vision to be a university of global excellence in training, research and innovation for development. The university has set a mission of offering accessible quality training, research and innovation in order to produce leaders in the fields of Agriculture, Engineering, Technology, Enterprise Development, Built Environment, Health Sciences, Social Sciences and other Applied Sciences to suit the needs of a dynamic world. JKUAT is host to the Pan African University (PAU); a university that represents a continental initiative of African Heads of State through the African Union Commission to revitalize higher education and research in Africa.   JKUAT supports the Government of Kenya through implementation of the Vision2030 with flagship projects such as the Nairobi Industrial and Technology Park and the Engineering and Technology Centre of Excellence.