Kenya Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (Kenya-AIST) was established as a legal entity through publication in Kenya Gazette Supplement No. 117, Legislative Supplement No. 55, under Legal Notice No. 130; and as Constituent College of Dedan Kimathi University of Technology on 8th July, 2022.  Kenya-AIST is an institution of strategic national importance; and is modelled after the Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST).

Kenya-AIST is therefore expected to make a significant contribution to Kenya’s transformation into a prosperous and innovative country, with its graduates leading Kenya’s economic and technological growth.  The institute is located in Konza Technopolis.  The Executive Order No. 1/2023 of January 2023 transferred the Institute from the Ministry of Education, to the Ministry of Information, Communication  and the Digital Economy, in the State Department of ICT and the Digital Economy.