Second Catholic University in Kenya

(August 20, 12011) Plans to establish a second Catholic University in Kenya are underway as two leading Catholic institutions: Tangaza College and the Consolata Institute of Philosophy will merge.According to Fr Patrick Roe, the Principal of Tangaza College, the merger between the two institutions will be officially formalised on October 24, 2011. At present Tangaza College is a constituent college of the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) while the Consolata Institute of Philosophy is run by the Consolata Missionaries.Fr Roe spoke during the official opening of the first semester of Tangaza College this year, where he concelebrated mass with his counterpart from the Consolata Institute of Philosophy, Fr Luciano Zucchetti. The merger was approved in April 2011 by the Board of Trustees of the two institutions (CUEA).According to Fr Roe the proposed ‘Tangaza-Consolata University’ would be a boon for both institutions as many students at Tangaza College went through the Consolata Institute of Philosophy. The university would introduce a number of faculties to serve both the religious congregations and the wider church in Kenya.The theology lecturer said, “We are two institutions that have grown side by side. It is fitting and proper to bring them together”.Currently Tangaza College has 1,250 students while Consolata Institute of Philosophy has 300 students.