The Riara University in Kenya is the latest addition to the Riara Group of Schools. The Riara Group of Schools in Kenya was founded by Dr Eva and Paul Gachukia. The Riara primary school in Kenya and Riara high school in Kenya were opened up in 2000, and they have been in operation since then. The Riara University in Kenya goes back in history to close to four decades. The Riara University in Kenya has its roots from as far back as 1974. The Riara University in Kenya has four functional faculties namely:

The Riara School of Business faculty in Kenya; The Riara School of Business offers undergraduate studies in Business Administration in Kenya with majors in finance, marketing and accounting. The business department of Riara University in Kenya also offers diploma courses in Kenya specifically diploma in supply chain management, diploma in procurement as well as diploma in business management. Higher diploma courses in consultancy, social entrepreneurship and business ethics in Kenya are also available in the business department of Riara University. 

The Riara School of Law in Kenya; The Riara University also offers undergraduate courses in Law in Kenya. The Riara University in Kenya is equipped with a state of the art moot court room as well as rigorous legal writing programs that ensure fully endowed law graduates in Kenya at the end of the four year law study within the Riara University campus in Kenya. 

Riara School of Education in Kenya; For those with an interest in pursuing education studies in Kenya, the Riara University offers undergraduate course in Education in Kenya with majors in Mathematics and Arts. The Riara University in Kenya also has undergraduate programs for Education humanities such as Geography and religious studies in Kenya.

Riara University campus in Kenya is located in Nairobi city. The Riara University in Nairobi is located off Ngong Road along Mbagathi way. The Riara University main campus in Kenya is approximately 20 minutes drive away from the Nairobi central business district. Riara University campus along Ngong Road can be accessed through Haile Sellasie Avenue or Kenyatta Avenue right past Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi to Mbagathi way by private means in Kenya. The Public means to Riara University main campus along Ngong Road in Nairobi can be accessed via matatu Numbers 7C that ply the Kenyatta National Hospital route in Nairobi and can be boarded at the famous Kencom stage in Nairobi city.