The Dedan Kimathi University student body has embarked on raising 100 million shillings that will go towards paying fees for needy students. In a kitty dubbed the dekut endowment fund ,the more than three hundred students will climb Mt. Kenya right to its peak in a bid to raise the money.the venture is also aimed at fostering close cohesion among the students of Dedan Kimathi university. They say the Mt Kenya climbing expedition is a journey of faith, dedication, resoluteness, discipline and hope. Deputy governor of Nyeri Samuel Wamathai launched the endowment fund.