Maseno Plans to Open New Campus in Siaya

Siaya county is set to have a university campus.The county government yesterday signed an agreement with the Maseno University to establish a constituent campus in the region.Vice chancellor Prof Mark Awiti said the university will start offering courses at the Agricultural Training Centre in Siaya from this month. He said the university will focus on courses that will make a positive impact on the lives on Siaya residents.Awiti said the university will offer technical courses which most universities ignore, as there are no middle-level colleges to offer the courses in Siaya."We should move away from the trend of creating white collar jobs,"he said.Awiti was speaking during the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding at Governor Cornel Rasanga's office.The governor assured employees of the Agricultural Training Centre, where the campus will be established, that they will not lose their jobs. He said the two institutions will coexist."Let me assure the public that employees of ATC will not be laid off once Maseno University kicks off its programmes," the governor said.Rasanga commended the universityfor the initiative and said the county government will improve facilities in the institution and build a modern library.The meeting was attended by Deputy Governor Ouma Onyango, county secretary Kepher Marube and chief of staff Alois Obare among others.Onyango proposed that the county government and the university forms a team that will oversee the establishment of the campus.