
Who Owns Zetech University? Ken Mbiuki Wealth, Business, and Family
Zetech University is arguably one of the biggest Universities in Kenya and East Africa at large. Despite being a private university, it admits both self-sponsored and government-sponsored students.
The University has been in existence for over two decades operating in Nairobi and so far its growth has been rapid opening branches in other counties including Kiambu County where its main campus is located. Despite its huge reputation in performance, little is known about the man behind its establishment.
The University has on several occasions been linked with a popular politician by the name of William Kabogo. However, the actual owner of the University has a low public profile. So who owns Zetech University?
Who Owns Zetech University?

Zetech was founded in 1999 by a University student by the name of Ken Mbiuki who began his teaching journey in his University hostel after he identified an opportunity in the IT sector. The transition from a hostel to a multi-billion institution is quite inspiring and in this article, we cover the journey of Engineer Ken Mbiuki the owner and founder of Zetech University.
Who is Engineer Ken Mbiuki?
Born and raised in Meru County, Mbiuki moved to the city after completing his secondary education to join the University of Nairobi. As a focused student, he wanted to secure his Mechanical engineering degree and sought employment afterward.
However, this changed along the way when an opportunity knocked on his door. According to him during his University days, there was a high demand for IT lessons which were not offered by many institutions at the time.
Since he was good in this sector, pressure from his fellow student forced him to start teaching IT lessons in 1997 at the hostel he used to live in. By 1998, the number of students had increased and they couldn’t fit in his hostel room. Mbiuki moved the classes to Student Center within the University premises where there was enough space to hold more than 300 students.
Teaching over 300 students, Mbiuki was earning around 200,000 Ksh at the age of 22 years. Following the success of his venture, Mbiuki decided to register his business giving it the name Zenith Technology.
The Transition from Zenith to Zetech

In 1999, Mbiuki decided to rebrand his business this time with an aim of attracting not only University students but also outsiders who were interested in learning the skill. The rebranding saw Zenith Technology transition to Zetech College.
Following the rebrand, the then-young ambitious entrepreneur moved from the University premises and secured a room at Summit House along Moi Avenue paying 15,000 Ksh per month.