The Meru National Polytechnic – National Polytechnic in Meru

The Meru National Polytechnic (MNP) is a public technical and vocational education and training institution on the Meru–Nanyuki highway near Makutano Centre in Meru County. It was founded in 1956 as Gitoro Technical by the Meru County Council, later became Meru Technical School and then Meru Technical Training Institute, and was made a national polytechnic in 2016.

Today the polytechnic serves about 12,000 trainees. It offers artisan, certificate, diploma and higher diploma programmes in engineering, applied sciences, business, agriculture, ICT and hospitality, with modern workshops, laboratories and industry partnerships that link learners to real careers.

Applications for diploma, certificate and artisan programmes are made online during the advertised intakes.

The postal address is P.O. Box 111-60200, Meru. Customer care is on +254 769 369 680 and general enquiries go to info@mnp.ac.ke. Offices open Monday to Thursday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm and Friday from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. Programmes and admissions are on the Meru National Polytechnic website.