Estates Department

In August 2019 the Ministry of Education and the Inspectorate of State Corporations negotiated and vetted Kibabii University’s performance contract for the financial year 2019/2020. The contract was cascaded and implemented within the required stipulated framework. The self-evaluation process was carried out from Tuesday 25^th August, 2020 to Friday 28^th August, 2020, Estates Department was evaluated. Kibabii University has successfully implemented the PC of FY 2019/2020 despite the challenges brought about by the Covid-19 Pandemic.

Kibabii University attained ISO 9001:2015 certification in November, 2019 after a successful certification audit conducted by SGS Kenya Ltd. Surveillance audits are conducted to ensure the University quality management system has continued to fulfil requirements of the certification audit. It is a periodic audit performed by an external auditor to ensure that an organization still meets ISO standard requirements SGS Kenya external auditor, Mr. Jared Ogutu conducted a surveillance audit virtually from 4^th to 5^th August, 2020. Estates Department was sampled.

The objectives of the audit were to determine conformity of the management system, or parts of it with audit criteria and its: ability to ensure applicable statutory, regulatory and contractual requirements are met; effectiveness to ensure the client can reasonably expect to achieve specified objectives, and ability to identify as applicable areas for potential improvement.

Millicons Limited officially hands over the newly constructed Women’s Hostel to Kibabii University Management. The project management team led by the Project Manager QS Mary Gichuki led the University Management on an inspection tour of the completed Women’s Hostel project. The hostel block has 108 rooms to accommodate 412 students, 4 Entertainment rooms and Hostels officers’ offices.

Kibabii University staff from Internal Audit, Procurement, Estates and Finance departments participating in stock taking exercise in preparation for the closure of final accounts for the year 2018/2019 at the Estates stores. Stock taking exercise took place on 20^th June, 2019

Kibabii University Vice Chancellor Professor Ipara Odeo, Milicon’s Limited Project Manager QS Mary Gichuki with user department inspecting the ongoing women hostel project in the University on 7^th June, 2019. Various fittings including access doors were approved to enable contractors deliver the project as scheduled

Staff from Estate department engaged in the reinforcement of cooper tapes for the lightning arresters before the onset of long rains. This is to curb lightning and thunderstorm disasters in the University. The activity took place from 25^th February to 7^th March, 2019

Millicons Limited officially hands over the newly constructed Phase II Education Block to Kibabii University Management. The project Manager walked them through different sections in the facility including offices, laboratories and demonstrating how some equipments in the facility are used.

Millicons Limited also handed over a 14 seater Van to Kibabii University as a token of appreciation. The event was crowned by the Vice Chancellor Prof. Ipara planting a tree in front of the newly constructed block.

Official Handing Over of Phase II Education Block Gallery

DVC (Planning, Partnerships, Research and Innovation) Prof. Dr.-Ing. Benedict M. Mutua, PhD, Rer. Nat. lead the inspection team for constructed Phase II of Educational Block together with the Technical Project Management Team.The Technical Project Team Manager briefed the Inspection Committee on various sections allocated to different Departments and Schools/Faculties. This meeting comes just before official handing over of the facility to the University.

Signing of the tender awarded contracts for the construction of the proposed women students hostel and associated works in the Vice Chancellor’s office

Capital Development Projects in the University
The 60 cars capacity central car parking in the university

The new oxidation ponds to serve a design population of 12,000 students

The new incinerator built under the Oxidation Ponds project.
This is being used to manage wastes from the ponds and the university health clinic

The newly completed 180,000 liter underground rain water tank in the university to boost the water storage capacity

The completed Phase I of Education Tuition Block
The block supplies 52 No. Lecture rooms and 32 No academic staff offices

The underway construction of Phase I of Education Tuition Block
This block will supply 22No. Laboratories, 5No. Deans offices, 60No. Academic staff offices, Senate Boardroom and 700 Capacity Auditorium

The second 700 capacity ultra-modern Auditorium under construction in the phase II of Education tuition Block project