State to finance Sh800m university engineering facility

Masinde Muliro University scholars proceed to the graduation square during the 16th graduation ceremony on August 20, 2021. [Mumo Munuve, Standard]

The Ministry of Education has approved the construction of a Sh800 million engineering block to host students pursuing TVET programmes at Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST).

Education Cabinet Secretary Prof George Magoha said the complex would be built in three phases over a period of three years, with Sh100m already disbursed for the initial phase.