MMUST Student leaders and the University Security Officer, Mr. Julius Mabia, had a meeting with Kakamega Officer Commanding Police Station (OCS) Mr. Mohammed Godana and K9 Deputy In charge, Mr. Evans Kipsang, on Tuesday, 5th March 2019 at the University’s Security Office. This meeting was organized following recent incidences of non- residence students being attacked and robbed, while some killed. The student leaders, together with few other students, presented some of the security concerns faced by the students and possible measures to curb them.

The University, through the Directorate of International Relations and Academic Linkages held a virtual meeting with Prof. Ganesh Koramannil of the Charles Darwin University (CDU), Australia on Tuesday, 5th March 2019. This virtual meeting was a follow up by Prof. Ganesh after he made a successful visit to the University from 18th to 22nd February 2019. In his first visit, Prof. Ganesh interacted with MMUST staff, students and the community and made a number of presentations. One of the areas that he emphasized on was on preservation of indigenous knowledge especially in universities. He gave an example of CDU which respects the knowledge and culture of the aboriginal people in the Northern Territory of Australia where the institution is located.

The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), in collaboration with Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, is organizing the KIPPRA Mentorship Programme for Universities (KMPUs), which will take place on Monday, 18th March, 2019 at the Main Campus. This programme, which is designed to link public policy makers and the academia for the purposes of promoting national development, will bring together university students, lecturers, government institutions and the private sector.

MMUST students on Saturday 2nd of March 2019, had an opportunity to showcase their artistic talents on the famous KTN Burudani Television, whose crew camped in Kakamega for the better part of last week.

The Office of the  Dean of Students  at Masinde  Muliro  University  of Science and Technology (MMUSD has the mandate to provide assistance to students and provide  a conducive  learning environment  for them to achieve the best out of their educational  opportunities.   In  its quest to be  a  world   class student-centered   University,  MMUST recognizes  its  students  as   the  most important  clientele, hence, seeks to provide a suitable academic and social environment.

The Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology 2015/16 - 2019/20 Strategic Plan lists Internationalization, Collaboration and Linkages as one of its strategic issue. Under this Strategic Issue Nine, the University undertakes to enhance collaborative and linkage activities with local, national and international partners. Through the Directorate of International Relations and Academic Linkages, the University received and hosted Prof. Ganesh Koramannil of Charles Darwin University (CDU), Australia, as from 181h to 22nd February 2019. The visit by Prof. Ganesh came as a follow-up of visit to Australia by Dr. Catherine Aurah, the Director, International Relations and Academic Linkages in November 2018.

The Melting Pot Research Seminar, organized and coordinated by the Directorate of Postgraduate Studies (DPS), was held on Friday, February 15, 2019. The Seminar is an innovation of MM UST which is designed to enhance the research culture at the University to provide an opportunity for researchers to network, have a forum for mentors and mentees as well as have high powered guests to impact knowledge on students.

Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST), through the School of Public Health, Biomedical Sciences and Technology (SPHBS&T), hosted Flying Faculties from Germany for a workshop on e-health (Telemedicine) from 4th to 8th February, 2019.