Kenyatta University,(commonly initialized as KU) is located in Nairobi, Kenya. The University main campus is located in Kahawa, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) from Nairobi's city centre, along the Nairobi-Thika road. The institution is the second largest in Kenya. In 1997 it had about 8,000 students. As of 2009, has about 24,000 students