Kenya Airways CEO Tituts Naikuni is the first chancellor of the South Eastern Kenya University (SEKU) in Kitui.
Naikuni and his vice-chancellor Prof Geoffrey Muluvi were inaugurated during a ceremony held at the SEKU main campus at Kwa-Vonza in Kitui county over the weekend.
“I promise to commit myself to delivering on what is expected of me in my partnership with SEKU,” Naikuni told the university fraternity and community.
He commended the government for chartering many universities saying the provision of skilled manpower was imperative for the success of the Vision 2030.
He said SEKU must brand itself by training entrepreneurs who will either end up being employed or self-employed.
Prof. Muluvi said the university, which had been preceded by the Ukamba Agricultural Institute had taken 40 years to become a reality.
Some of the university's pioneersncluded the first African director of Education and later Cabinet minister Kyale Mwendwa and renowned thespian and playwright, David Mutiso.
The chairman of the SEKU council Prof Louis Mumera said the institution would emphasize innovation and entrepreneurship in dryland agriculture with emphasis on forestry, mining, energy, water and environmental science.
