The Kenya School of Government is a State Corporation that was established under the Kenya School of Government Act No.9 of 2012. It is the successor of the Kenya Institute of Administration (KIA) and Kenya Development Learning Center (K D L C). The former Government Training Institutes (G T I s) of Embu, Matunga, Baringo and Mombasa became the Schools Campuses. The Mombasa Campus is located within the Central Business District of the Coastal town of Mombasa, Kizingo area. The mandate of the School is to build knowledge, competencies and skills in the public service through Training, Research and Public policy advisory services that meets the needs of the public servants at all levels in the employment hierarchy. Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and private sector practitioners are also beginning to have a significant presence in the training programs.