Brief history of AHITI Ndomba
LOCATION
The institute is located in Kirinyaga County, three kilometers from Kutus town.
INSTITUTE LAND
This is government land under the trusteeship of principal secretary. The acquisition of the land in which the institute is suited dates back to 1949 when the government through the Department of Veterinary Services wanted to establish a livestock center in this zone for livestock development.
The government bought the land from the local community in 1950 and in 1953 the center was established and run by the Department of veterinary Services as livestock improvement center. In 1966/67, the farm was taken over by the department of Agriculture and run by Embu Institute of Agriculture (Currently E.A.S.T – College).
Later in early 1970’s the National Youth Service run a section of the farm and in 1982 the Ndomba farm reverted back to the Ministry of Livestock Development which later merged with the Ministry of Agriculture to become the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and fisheries.
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE INSTITUTE
The concept of establishing the institution was mooted in 1972 and construction work commenced in 1979 with funds from World Bank through International Development Agency (IDA).
Construction work was completed in 1983 and the institute opened on 27th April 1984 with admission of the first intake of 200 trainees. The institute has facilities for training 400 students at a time.
