By James Wakahiu
Mount Kenya University (MKU) has launched a staff cafeteria and fitness centre in the main campus in Thika town. It is also planning to construct a similar facility in its Kigali campus in Rwanda.
Vice chancellor Prof Deogratius Jaganyi VC termed the facility as first class, with state-of-the-art equipment and encouraged his staff to make maximum use of the facility.
“Our chairman, Prof Simon Gicharu had observed that our staff have been using exercise facilities which are not quite up to standard,” he added.
While launching the facility, the Chairman said the facility, Gicharu said the university’s staff health insurance provider can lower related insurance premiums if the university workers take to serious exercise at the gym. “Exercise is the best medicine especially at this time of the Covid-19 pandemic. This facility is a comfort gym for our staff members,” he said.
