Egerton University Council has appointed Professor Mwanarusi Saidi as the Registrar Academic Egerton University effective 16 August 2021 for a period of five years through a competitive process that attracted a large number of applicants from several universities in Kenya. Professor Mwanarusi Saidi is an Associate Professor of Horticulture in the Department of Crops, Horticulture and Soils, Faculty of Agriculture.

Egerton University will host ten studentsfrom the University of Juba, South Sudan on a internship programme. The 6-weeks internship programme will run from 3^rd October to 12^th November 2021 and will support students to develop solutions for food security challenges in South Sudan.