Hostels Private – Meru University of Science and Technology

Private Hostels

INTRODUCTION

The recent rapid increase in student population has made it necessary for the University to seek alternative source of student hostels. Students that require accommodation include Government Sponsored Students (KUCCPS) and the Self-Sponsored Students (SSP). The population will is distributed between the main, town and Marimba Learning Center. To solve the accommodation dilemma, the University decided to engage the private Hostel Providers in order to get information on the location, cost, and security among other available social amenities and avail the information to both the expected (new) and the continuing students. A team comprising of members from the Dean of Students office, SAMU, and the Halls Officer was sent to assess the bed capacity of the University halls of residence and establish accommodation capacity for all private hostels.

This is a captioned photo layout report showcasing photos of each hostel covering Kianjai, Nchiru, Aina, Makutano and Meru Town.

The caption details the following information:

Name of the hostel
Location
Contact
Type of rooms available
Charges
Available Amenities

Listed below are the private hostel residences:

[A] HOSTELS AVAILABLE FOR STUDENTS AT THE MAIN CAMPUS

Marimba house

Marimba House	Location	Contact	Type of Room	Charges KES	Available space	Available Amenities
Marimba House	Kianjai	0711721845	Bedsitters Rooms Available_12	Rent -3000 Electricity-token Water-free	10 rooms Sharing allowed (2 people)	Reliable water supply Storage tank

2. Morris Gitonga Apartments

Morris House	Location	Contact	Type of Room	Charges KES	Available Amenities
Morris House	Kianjai	0728273489	·Single rooms Rooms available_ 17	Rent -2,000 and a deposit of 2,000 Electricity-token Water-free	Reliable water supply Storage tank

3. Tharimbu House

Tharimbu House	Location	Contact	Type of Room	Charges KES	Available Amenities
Tharimbu House	Kianjai	0729555365	Single rooms Rooms available_5	Rent -2,000 and a deposit of 2,000 Electricity-token Water-free	Reliable water supply Storage tank

4. Amerukan Residency

Amerukan Residency	Location	Contact	Type of Room	Charges KES	Available Amenities
Amerukan Residency	Nchiru (Mascan)	0701093163 0725008922	Shared rooms fitted with double-deckers. 2 people per room.Available rooms_4	Rent -7,500 per room	Reliable water supply with backup Free, fast & reliable Wifi 24hr security

5. Visioners House

Visioners House	Location	Contact	Type of Room	Charges KES	Available Amenities
Visioners House	Kianjai	0711522966/ 0712727587	ingle rooms And bedsitters Available rooms-10	Rent -2500 – 4500 Electricity-token Water-free	Reliable water supply Storage tank Full time caretaker

6. Rena House

Rena House	Location	Contact	Type of Room	Charges KES	Available Amenities
Rena House	Kirindine	0711847968	Single rooms Available rooms-2	Rent -2000 Electricity-token Water-free	Reliable water supply Storage tank Full time caretaker

7. Sir Jimmy Hostels

Sir Jimmy Hostels	Location	Contact	Type of Room	Charges KES	Available Amenities
Sir Jimmy Hostels	Kirindine	0722808944	Single Rooms Rooms available-2	Rent -2000 Electricity-token Water-free	Reliable water supply Storage tank Full time caretaker

8. Rehoboth apartments

Rehoboth	Location	Contact	Type of Room	Charges KES	Available Amenities
Rehoboth	Kianjai	0724224270	Single Rooms Rooms available-8	Rent-3000 Electricity -token Water -free	Reliable water supply Storage tank Full time caretaker

9. Quiver Apartments

Quiver Apartments	Location	Contact	Type of Room	Charges KES	Available Amenities
Quiver Apartments	Kunene	0725588523	Single Rooms Rooms available-18	Rent-3000 per month Token-electricity Water- inclusive rent	Reliable water supply Storage tank Full time caretaker .

10. Kalawa House

Kalawa House	Location	Contact	Type of Room	Charges	Available Amenities
Kalawa House	Nchiru	0726062503	Single rooms & Bedsitters	Rent-3000-4500 Electricity-sub metre Water -free	Reliable water supply Storage tank Full time caretaker

11. Kioni Housing

Kioni Housing	Location	Contact	Type of Room	Charges KES	Available Amenities
Kioni Housing	Nchiru	0728080523	Single Rooms Available rooms-15	Rent-3000-2000 per month Electricity –sub metre Water -free	Reliable water supply Storage tank Full time caretaker

12. Amazing Grace

Amazing grace apartments	Location	Contact	Type of Room	Charges KES	Available Amenities
Amazing grace apartments	Ebony Makutano-MUST Rd	07031874443	Single rooms & Bedsitters	Rent – 3000 Electricity -token Water -free	Reliable water supply Storage tank Full time caretaker

13. Ntugi House

Ntugi House	Location	Contact	Type of Room	Charges KES	Available Amenities
Ntugi House	Nchiru	0702544882 / 0204405959	Bedsitters Available rooms_5	Rent-6000 per month Electricity -token Water -free	Reliable water supply Storage tank Full time caretaker

14. Shalom House

Shalom House	Location	Contact	Type of Room	Charges KES	Available Amenities
Shalom House	Aina	0707913982	Bedsitters Available rooms- 10	Rent 5000 Electricity – token	Reliable water supply Storage tank Full time caretaker

15. Guyo House

Guyo Houses	Location	Contact	Type of Room	Charges KES	Available Amenities
Guyo Houses	Limauru	0718053186	Single rooms & Bedsitters	Rent-3500 – 4500 per month	Reliable water supply Storage tank Full time caretaker

16. Shaquille Village

Shaquille Village	Location	Contact	Type of Room	Charges KES	Available Amenities
Shaquille Village	Limauru	0718406182/ 0722780534	Single rooms Available rooms- 20	Rent-8,350 per semester	Reliable water supply Storage tank Full time caretaker

17. Orange House

Orange House	Location	Contact	Type of Room	Charges KES	Available Amenities
Orange House	Limauru	3kms	0723834047	Bedsitter Available rooms-14	Rent-4500-5000 per month Electricity-token payment	Reliable water supply Storage tank Full time caretaker

18. Mary (James Ntabathia) Hostels

St. Mary (James Ntabathia) Houses	Location	Contact	Type of Room	Charges KES	Available Amenities
St. Mary (James Ntabathia) Houses	Limauru	0721443637 /0702629624	Single rooms	Rent-3000 per month Electricity -token Water -free	Reliable water supply Storage tankFull time caretaker

19. Jimwood Hostels

Jimwood Hostels	Location	Contact	Type of Room	Charges KES	Available Amenities
Jimwood Hostels	Aina-adjacent to Nchiru mrkt	2kms	0727369493	Single rooms Available rooms-24	Rent-ksh.2500 per month Electricity-own metre No water charges	Full time caretaker Tv room Reliable water supply

20. Mombasa Ndogo

Elimu House	Location	Contact	Type of Room	Charges KES	Available Amenities
Elimu House	Maskan	0715134476	Single & double rooms Rooms available-8	Single – 4,000 Double – 8,000 – Electricity – token system	Reliable water supply Storage Tank Full time caretaker

21. Elimu House

Elimu House	Location	Contact	Type of Room	Charges KES	Available Amenities
Elimu House	Maskan	0715134476	Single & double rooms Rooms available-8	Single – 4,000 Double – 8,000 – Electricity – token system	Reliable water supply Storage Tank Full time caretaker

22. Muriiki’s apartments

Muriiki’s apartments	Location	Contact	Type of Room	Charges KES	Available Amenities
Muriiki’s apartments	Kaithe Makutano-MUST Rd	0722874596	Bed sittters Rooms available-8	3000.00 per room Electricity – token system	Reliable water supply Storage Tank Full time caretaker

24. Nazareth Hostels

Nazareth Hostels	Location	Contact	Type of Room	Charges KES	Available Amenities
Nazareth Hostels	Makutano	0711761638	Single rooms with furniture	6500 per month inclusive of two meals	All facilities available. Caretaker and watchman

HOSTELS AVAILABLE FOR STUDENTS AT THE TOWN CAMPUS

25. YWCA Hostels

YWCA Hostels	Location	Contact	Type of Room	Charges KES	Available Amenities
YWCA Hostels	Meru Town	0720 663 358	Single rooms with furniture Rooms available-10	6000 per month inclusive of two meals	All facilities available. Caretaker and watchman

26. SIHAN LADIES HOSTELS

SIHAN Ladies Hostels	Location	Contact	Type of Room	Charges KES	Available Amenities
SIHAN Ladies Hostels	Meru Town	0724 615 545	Single rooms with bed and mattress Availablerooms-10	3000 per month inclusive of two meals	All facilities available. Caretaker and watchman

27. KAWARIO Hostels

KAWARIO Hostels	Location	Contact	Type of Room	Charges KES	Available Amenities
KAWARIO Hostels	Meru Town	0729217566	Single rooms, Double rooms, Bed sitters with bed and mattress Rooms available- to be confirmed	Single rooms (5,000), Double rooms (8,100) Bed sitters (7,500)	Cctv coverage Wifi Standby generator Biometric access

28. Nchuura Hill Hotel and Restaurant

Nchuura Hill Hotel and Restaurant	Location	Contact	Type of Room	Charges KES	Available Amenities
Nchuura Hill Hotel and Restaurant	Kianjai	0722854359	Single rooms Available-10	3000 per month	Reliable water supply Storage tank Full time caretaker

29. Mutee House

Mutee House	Location	Contact	Type of Room	Charges KES	Available Amenities
Mutee House	Kirindine	0701700062	Bedsitters-10	4500 – 5500 Electricity- token Water-free	Reliable water supply Storage tank Full time caretaker

30. Kanyambo Generation Villa

Kanyambo Generation Villa	Location	Contact	Type of Room	Charges KES	Available Amenities
Kanyambo Generation Villa	Kunene	0724224270	Single Rooms-10	Rent-3000 Electricity – token Water -free	Reliable water supply Storage tank Full time caretaker

31. Kastola House

Kastola House	Location	Contact	Type of Room	Charges KES	Available Amenities
Kastola House	Nchiru	0722300827	Single rooms & Bedsitters-10	Rent-6000 – 3000 Electricity – token Water -free	Reliable water supply Storage tank Full time caretaker

32. Belfield

Location

Contact

Type of room

Charges

Available amenities

Belfield Apartments (BA)

Kamitongu- Opposite University Farm gate

0741021043

Elegant and Spacious Bedsitters

KES 5,000

KES 6,000 for two persons sharing

Electricity-token

-Clean water
-Security-Full-time caretaker-Fitted with wardrobes and reading table-Hot water showers

Note;

Rooms available as at the day of the site visits
Continuing students continue booking some of the rooms highlighted in the report
Many rooms confirmed available by the rent collection agents were either not complete, under renovation not satisfactory to the University officers and hence not listed in this report.
It was decided that the team will do one more site visit specifically to the rooms cited by the agents to confirm their fitness before including them in the report.

Vision
To be the best in the provision of high quality accommodation services that meets and exceeds the expectations of our clients.

Mission
To provide cost effective, efficient and friendly accommodation services to all our clients. To respond quickly with innovative answers to our clients needs, aiming at achieving the highest possible efficiency in care and comfort by ensuring high standards of cleanliness and maintenance of all accommodation facilities in the University.
Hostels and accommodation department goal is to provide comprehensive, competent and
responsible hostels and accommodation system, which enable MUST students and non-student customers pursue their objectives in the most employable manner possible.

The main objectives are:

To consider MUST students as number one customers and to be responsive to their needs.
To provide accommodation to as many students as possible in an effort to provide a conducive and secure environment of learning for all.
To provide high class accommodation services to students and other groups at affordable rates.
To constantly add value to the quality of service delivery and stand out as reliable, stable and dependable service provider.
To provide parental supervision and guidance in both academic and social aspects and help create a sense of ‘family’ atmosphere.
To oversee room allocation and general cleanliness in the hostels.
To help develop a sense of identity, belonging and community life within the hostels.
To help maintain discipline and create friendly atmosphere in the hostels.