The National Secretary General, Dr. Constantine Wesonga addressing UASU-MMUST Chapter members.

The Universities Academic Staff Union (UASU) -Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology Chapter leadership has pledged its members better services as they continue to discharge their mandate of ensuring improved welfare and terms of service. This was revealed during the Annual General Meeting (AGM) themed which was held on 29 November 2022 at the UASU MMUST Chapter Centre, Milimani, Kakamega.

MMUST Chancellor, Dr. Peter Wanyaga Muthoka (Centre, in white coat), together with MMUST management and staff during the event.

The MMUST Chancellor’s Endowment Fund which was launched on Wednesday, 30^th November, 2022, is likely to be one of its kind in Western Kenya. In one single sweep, the Ksh. 200, 000 seed money that had been donated by MMUST Chancellor, Dr. Peter Wanyaga Muthoka, was catapulted into 6.222, 499 million in a matter of minutes. The fund seems to have acquired a life of its own with impressive donations from the MMUST Council, Vice Chancellor, Deputy Vice Chancellors, Registrar of academics, Professor’s Forum, staff, and students long before the real work of looking for moneyed benefactors begins.

The African Women in Science and Engineering (AWSE), MMUST Chapter, led by the Chairperson, Dr. Selline Ooko has today, 30th November, 2022, awarded STEM ambassadors certificates of recognition for their contribution in mentoring young boys and girls.

The AWSE team applauded the students for the work that they are doing in the society and encouraged them to continue with the noble cause. The ambassadors were urged to go out of their way to not only mentor young students in the region, but also their respective home counties.

IP Workshop participants pose for a group photo.

Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, through the Directorate of Science Park Innovation and Incubation Centre (SPIIC), has continued to sensitize its researchers on Intellectual Property(IP) as well as Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) in a bid to improve the University’s IP profile. On Tuesday, 29^th November, 2022, SPIIC conducted an IP Workshop themed ‘Everyone in MMUST Can Have an Intellectual Property,’ which targeted Deans and Chairpersons of Departments (CODs).

The DVC, Academics and Student Affairs, Prof. Hussein Golicha, the Dean School of Public Health, Biomedical Sciences and Technology (SPHBST), Prof. Edwin Wamukoya together with Optometry team after receiving the donation.

Today, 28^th November, 2022, Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology has received a donation of Optometry equipment from the Students Voluntary Optometry Service Humanity (SVOSH), MMUST Chapter. The donation which was earmarked for the Optometry Department is to support clinical training and Community Outreach Activities. The equipment of about Ksh. 700,000 included 300 reading glasses and 200 sunglasses.

Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST) students pursuing a Diploma and Certificate in Security Intelligence Studies and Disaster Management have gained hands-on skills during a three-day field practicum in Budalangi. This is a compulsory practical component that is carried out as part of their learning program every Academic Year.

The Director, Science Park Innovation and Incubation Centre, Prof. John Muoma explains a point to the Deputy President, H.E Hon. Rigathi Gachagua.

Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST) exhibited an array of innovations at the Kenya Health Care Science Innovation Challenge Annual Awards held on 25 and 26 November 2022 at the United States International University (USIU), Africa. This 1st Pharmaceutical Science of Kenya Healthcare Innovation Annual Challenge Award was aimed at providing a platform for innovators in academia and industry to showcase their innovation with the aim of identifying potential partners.

MMUST team together with the delegation from the Inter-Religious Council of Kenya (IRCK)-Kakamega Chapter during the visit.

The Inter-Religious Council of Kenya (IRCK)-Kakamega Chapter on Tuesday, 22^nd November 2022, visited MMUST to discuss possible areas of collaboration. The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Solomon Shibairo and DVC (Planning, Research and Innovation), Prof. Charles Mutai received the team, which was led by the Inter Faith Chairman of IRCK-Kakamega County, Bishop Olumasai Nicholas. The Inter-Religious Council of Kenya (IRCK) is a coalition of all major faith communities in Kenya that works together to deepen inter-faith dialogue and collaboration among members, for a common endeavour to mobilise the unique moral and social resources of religious people and address shared concerns.