The University was founded through Harambee spirit on 5th January, 1972,
as Western College of Arts and Applied Sciences (WECO) under the
stewardship of .the former fiery MP, Masinde Muliro. As chairman of the
project executive committee, Muliro worked with Prof. Reuben J. Olembo
(then Head, Department of Botany University of Nairobi) as secretary.
The
first batch of 24 students who were drawn from all parts of the
country, joined on March 24, 1977, and enrolled for certificate and
diploma in courses, which included mechanical and motor vehicle,
electrical, electronic, agriculture, water, building, architecture,
accounting, finance etc. In December 2002, WECO became WUCST (Western
University College of Science and Technology) after being elevated to a
Constituent College of Moi University. Early 2007, President Kibaki
elevated WUCST to a full university by assenting to a Bill which also
changed the name to MMUST.
LBB BLOCK
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