Information literacy skills among incoming first-year undergraduate students at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa in Kenya Hannah Njeri Kimani and Omwoyo Bosire Onyancha Hannah Njeri Kimani Department of Information Science University of South Africa 41838904@mylife.unisa.ac.za Omwoyo Bosire Onyancha Department of Information Science University of South Africa onyanob@unisa.ac.za Abstract This research investigated the information literacy skills and competencies among incoming first-year undergraduate students at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA), Kenya. A total of 137 incoming first year undergraduate students for the 2013/2014 academic year were surveyed using self-administered questionnaires. Findings revealed that most or all incoming students: (a) had limited knowledge of strategies used to search for information; (b) possessed computer skills such as the use of the internet and its applications (e.g. social networking sites and websites) as well as word- processing and statistical applications; (c) were not familiar with the various retrieval tools and their applications; (d) were familiar with both electronic and printed information resources; (e) were not aware what constituted primary resources and secondary sources; and (f) exhibited little knowledge of issues relating to intellectual property rights. Keywords: Information literacy, Information Literacy Standards, plagiarism, undergraduate students, Catholic University of Eastern Africa