The college, formerly the Kilifi Institute of Agriculture, was established on 23 August 2007 by an order signed by H.E President Mwai Kibaki.

[13] These include: In collaboration with the National Council for Science and Technology, the university convened a stakeholders forum to address the problem of poor performance in sciences subjects at KSCE examinations and low conversion rates from primary to secondary and University level in Coastal Kenya.

In this trade fair, the university displays scientific research findings and applied technologies which can be used by farmers to address challenges in agricultural productivity, food insecurity and agribusiness.

Majority of the students at the university are the youth, an age at risk of contracting HIV or falling in the trap of drug abusers.

Aware of this risk, the university has put up an AIDS control unit (ACU) which coordinates programs and activities to fight the challenges of HIV/AIDS.