Maseno University

Maseno University is a university based in Maseno, near Kisumu, Kenya, founded in 1991. It is one of seven public universities in Kenya. It has over 10,000 students pursuing programs offered on the university campuses and it's currently ranked among the best universities in Kenya.

It is located in Maseno Township along Kisumu-Busia road, 25 km from Kisumu City and 400 km west of Nairobi. It has three campuses: the Kisumu Campus, Homa Bay Campus and The Main Campus. The main campus is along Kisumu-Busia road, while the Kisumu campus is located in Kisumu City.

The name "Maseno" was coined by Rev. J.J. Willis out of the name of a tree known in local dialects as "Oseno" or "Oluseno" that stood next to the spot where the first missionaries in the region erected their base.

Faculties and schools

The university offers undergraduate and post-graduate program at the following faculties and schools:

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Faculty of Education
Faculty of Science
School of Public Health
School of Environment and Earth Sciences
School of Development and Strategic Studies
School of Graduate Studies
School of Business and Economics
School of Medicine
School of Agriculture and Food Security
School of Mathematics and Actuarial Science
School of Computing and Informatics
School of Planning and Architecture

History

Maseno is an accredited university, enacted by an Act of Parliament in 1991. In 2000 it was enacted to be a fully fledged university. At the December 2008 graduation ceremony, H.E. the President of Kenya, Hon. Mwai Kibaki, appointed Professor Frida Karani, PhD, as the second chancellor, after the expiry of the tenure of William Wamalwa. The new chancellor was honoured by Maseno University, receiving the Doctor of Education honoris causa before presiding over the ninth graduation ceremony on 17 December 2009.

The vice-chancellor was appointed on 18 February 2011, succeeding Professor Frederick N. Onyango.^[1]

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Hotel

Kisumu Hotel was acquired by the university in 2004. The bed space has doubled from the original 40 to 80 rooms. The hotel has enabled the university to offer training in Eco-tourism, Hotel and Institution Management.

Notes and references

↑ "MASENO UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCEMENT". Masno University. 2011-03-04. Retrieved 2011-03-23.
↑ http://www.maseno.ac.ke/index/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=419&Itemid=500
↑ http://www.thejackalnews.com/opinion/shock-maseno-university-vc-prof-makawiti-used-students-somu-threaten-beat-striking-workers
↑ http://www.magazinereel.com/somu-officials-glance/

External links

Official website

Kenyan universities

Public universities	Chuka University Dedan Kimathi University of Technology Egerton University University of Eldoret Garissa University College Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology Laikipia University University of Kabianga Karatina University Kenyatta University Kisii University Maasai Mara University Maseno University Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology Meru University of Science and Technology Moi University Multimedia University of Kenya University of Nairobi Pwani University South Eastern Kenya University Technical University of Kenya Technical University of Mombasa

Private universities	Adventist University of Africa Africa International University Africa Nazarene University Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) Daystar University Great Lakes University of Kisumu Gretsa University Kabarak University KCA University Kenya Highlands Evangelical University Kenya Methodist University Kiriri Women's University of Science and Technology Mount Kenya University Pan Africa Christian University Presbyterian University of East Africa Riara University Scott Christian University Strathmore University University of Eastern Africa, Baraton USIU - Kenya

Coordinates: 0°00′17″S 34°36′02″E / 0.004822°S 34.60045°E / -0.004822; 34.60045

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