CPA Sophia Muchiri
Director
Message from the Director
The Directorate of Resource Mobilization and Investment drives institutional growth by engineering frameworks designed to optimize revenue pipelines. To give strategic clarity and transparency to our initiatives, the Directorate has operationalized comprehensive policies anchoring Resource Mobilization and Investment, the University Endowment Fund, and our collaborative Income Generating Units (IGUs).
Vision
To spearhead the generation of sufficient resources for the University.
Mission
To provide guidance on resource mobilization strategies by ensuring efficient and effective utilization of resources and ensuring prudent investment choices are made.
Directorate Mandate
As per the Laikipia University Statutes (2019), the directorate executes the following core mandates:
Develop, implement, and monitor structured fundraising strategies.
Engage county and national governments, companies, trusts, partners, donors, banks, and foundations globally to raise funds.
Coordinate and manage the University Endowment Fund.
Ensure preparation of periodic updates and progress metrics to the Vice-Chancellor and external stakeholders.
Assist in the architectural preparation of targeted project proposals for corporate funding agencies.
Organize institutional fundraising events aimed at strategic partnership-building.
Manage and actively optimize financial returns across all corporate Income Generating Units (IGUs).
Identify and roll out mechanisms to continuously grow the value of the Endowment Fund.
Coordinate cross-departmental capacity building for funding through research, innovation projects, and specialized consultancies.
Directorate Team
The directorate relies on an integrated specialist team managing administrative workflows:
- Director (Head of Directorate)
- Directorate Accountant
- Administrative Assistant
- Professional Intern (Agronomy Specialist)
Featured IGU: Laikipia University Springs
Initiated in September 2019 following benchmarking and asset procurement metrics, Laikipia University Springs maintains absolute operational compliance with certifications from both the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) and the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA). Management oversight of this asset was officially handed over to the Directorate in 2021.
Our state-of-the-art bottling facility has an operational flow capacity of 1,000 liters per hour. It sustainably services internal university requirements, with surplus commercial outputs distributed directly to staff and local community partners. Collected natively from the university natural forest ecosystem, the spring water undergoes advanced multi-stage automated filtration technology. We currently process 500ML, 1L, 10L, and 20L configurations alongside commercial bulk refilling operations.