University builds factory to produce semiconductors, create jobs

President Uhuru Kenyatta is taken on a guided tour when he presided over the official opening of the Semi-Conductors Technologies factory at Dedan Kimathi University of Technology's Science and Technology Park (DeST-Park) in Nyeri County. (Mose Sammy)

Dedan Kimathi University of Technology has set up a semiconductor factory in its Science Park in Nyeri County.

The Semiconductor Technologies Limited (STL) Company entered a public-private partnership with the university to set up their manufacturing plant at the Science Park in an effort to meet growing demand for the semiconductors.