By OUMA WANZALAMore by this AuthorResidents of Turkana County have a reason to smile after the region’s only public university was gazetted as a constituent college of Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology. In the special Kenya Gazette notice dated January 27, Education Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i said the university college has been established at the former premises of Mount Kenya University, Lodwar Campus. He added that the degrees and diplomas to be awarded by the university college will be conferred by Masinde Muliro. The college is expected to admit its first students in September. Masinde Muliro vice-chancellor Fredrick Otieno told Saturday Nation that the college will receive 600 students this year.

Source: Daily Nation January 27, 2017 19:35 UTC