Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST) members of staff, through the Directorate of Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) at the institution, went through training in Competency Based Assessment (CBA) on Monday 19th to Thursday 22nd August, 2019. The CBA training, which was carried out by representatives from the TVET Curriculum Development, Assessment and Certification Council (TVET CDACC), laid emphasis on competence based education and training given that the competence based curriculum is already rolled out in training institutions.

Early this week on Tuesday 10th September, Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology achieved a ‘first’ when Rose Auma became the first Kenyan to successfully defend a PhD, fully done in French in Kenya. The first and second PhDs in French to be defended in Kenya were by Congolese nationals Dr. Ngoy Mwilambwe and Dr. Mulenda Mubalama at Maseno University. Auma’s PhD is therefore the third one in Kenya but the first by a Kenyan in Kenya. Rose Auma belongs to the Language and Literature Education Department at MMUST which houses French, Kiswahili, English, Literature and Communication Skills. Producing this prestigious PhD is a milestone for MMUST.

The Department of Journalism and Mass Communication at Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST) has set up a well- equipped Media Lab which will serve its students at the start of the 2019/2020 Academic year. The Department, through the Procurement Office, received the state of the art equipment worth Kshs five (5) million on 27th June, 2019.

A Memorial Public Lecture and Service in honor of the late Hon. Henry Pius Masinde Muliro was held on 12th and 14th August 2019 respectively. The Memorial Public Lecture was held at Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology while the memorial service took place at the late anti-colonial activist’s home in Sibanga, Trans-Nzoia County. These marked the inaugural 27th Anniversary Celebrations for the late political leader who played a central role in shaping the political landscape in Kenya.

Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology is one of the institutions that was invited by Maseno School for the latter’s Annual Career Day and school closing ceremony on Friday, 26th July, 2019. The purpose of the event was to guide students in making informed decisions while applying for courses to pursue in universities and/or colleges. It was evident that many secondary school students face challenges in choosing career paths due to lack of proper guidance.

The Annual CES- Kenya/Canada Day Charity run 2019, coordinated by the Games and Sports Department at Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST) took place on Saturday 27th July 2019 at the Varsity grounds.

The official handing over of the University leadership of Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology took place on 10th July 2019. Prof. Bosire has been at the helm of the university leadership for the last seven (7) months starting from 31st November 2018 to 31st June 2019, in the capacity of the Ag. Vice Chancellor. While handing over, the outgoing Ag. VC. Prof Bosire wished Prof. Sigot well as she takes over the university leadership.

We wish Prof. Sigot success as she steers our great university to prosperity.

The BBC Swahili team are impressed with the journalistic skills, eloquence and professionalism of the MMUST journalism and mass communication students. The BBC team spent better part of last week, starting from Wednesday 29th Friday 31st May 2019, going around Kakamega and its environs accompanied by MMUST communication students. The team was led by Wanyama wa Chebusiri, the senior Swahili broadcast journalist, Anne Ngugi, broadcast journalist and Idris Situma, the Swahili online editor at BBC Swahili.