Mount Kenya University's chairman and founder is Dr. Simon Gicharu (MKU). MKU is one of East Africa's largest private institutions. He attributes his economic success to his modesty and focus.
Simon Gicharu Background and Age
He was born in the Kiambu county village of Gathiruini in 1964. He is the first child in a family of six children. His parents, the late Stephen Gicharu and Alice Wambui Gicharu ("Wa Lazaro"), were peasant farmers whose income was insufficient to support the entire family.