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.

Kakamega farmers now have a reason to smile, after the County government revealed plans to work with MMUST School of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences (SAVET) to improve their farming techniques. This was during the 2019 MMUST Kakamega Agri-Expo, organized by SAVET in the University Farm on 24th May 2019.

MMUST held the MMUSO elections on Friday 10th and 13th May 2019 Respectively. According to observers, this was the most contested student elections since the promulgation of the parliamentary system of voting in MMUST in 2016.