The Kenya Institute of Primate Research (KIPRE) is a state corporation established by Legal Notice No.273 of 2017 in the Science, Technology and Innovation Act No. 28 of 2013 and a Presidential Executive Order No. 1 of January 2023. The Institute is in auspice of the Ministry of Health - State Department for Health and Professional Standards. Its key functions include preclinical, biomedical and translational research and conservation towards improving human health.