Cabinet Secretary for Education Hon. Dr. Amina Mohammed has appointed Amb. Dr. Hukka Wario as the Chairman of Council of Egerton University. The appointment, published through Gazette Notice 9713 in a Special Issue of the Kenya Gazette (Vol. CXX—No. 117) released on 21 September, is for a period of three years, with effect from 6 September 2018.
Egerton University is part of a major collaborative effort that brings together the Government with leading universities in the country in an effort to jumpstart The Big 4 Agenda in a wide range of critical areas. On 30 April 2018, the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation led by the Cabinet Secretary, Hon. Mwangi Kiunjuri, signed a collaborative framework with the Vice-Chancellors (VCs) of four public universities.
It is my pleasure to preside over th this 37th Graduation Ceremony of Egerton University. On behalf of the Egerton University fraternity, I congratulate you all on attaining this great milestone in your education. We are proud of your accomplishments and join your family and friends in the celebration of your success.
Egerton University was privileged to host this year's national celebrations of the World Environment Day (WED). The day is marked each year on 5 June as a principal forum through which the United Nations (UN) raises global awareness on issues pertaining to the environment, including pollution,global warming, overpopulation, and relations between human beings and the wildlife. It brings togethers take holders from divers e backgrounds, such as governments,Non-Governmental Organisations(NGOs), corporations, communities,and celebrities drawn from more than 143 countries .
Today's Graduation Ceremony has a unique celebratory aspect to it – it marks 65 years of graduations at Egerton. It was on 22 November 1951 that the first graduands were released into the world of agricultural work. The ceremony was an important milestone in the institution's history of quality training which started in 1939 and continues to this day.
