This woman Kibue: Kenya's first female professor of architecture

Susan Njeri Kibue is the first female professor of architecture. [Peter Muiruri, Standard]

Since April 2025, Susan Njeri Kibue has had a hard time getting used to the title “Professor”. In any case, it has taken the country more than 60 years of independence to produce the first female professor of architecture.

“Whenever I hear someone calling ‘Professor’ behind me, I first look around me to see if there are other professors before responding,” says Kibue. “I am still getting used to it.”