About
Kisii National Polytechnic was founded on 19th December 1971 as Gusii Institute of Technology in Kisii town at a meeting of Abagusii leaders’ conference attended by representatives from all walks of life.
It was registered in 1972 under the Education Act CAP 212 of the Laws of Kenya with the objective of providing technical education and training for youths. The initial courses were Secretarial and Building Technology. Since then more courses have been introduced and currently KNP offers a total of seventy four (74) at Artisan, Certificate, Diploma and Higher Diploma levels.
Vision
To be the preferred training institution, for technical and vocational skills development.
Mission
To develop highly qualified, globally competitive and innovative human resource by providing quality Training, Applied Research & Extension and Entrepreneurship skills that are responsive to market demands.