Eregi TTC set to be upgraded to university

The County Government of Kakamega in collaboration with the National Government is in the course of elevating Eregi Teachers Training College to a university.

This was made public after Kakamega Governor Fernandes Barasa held a meeting with Kakamega diocese Bishop Joseph Obanyi, Ikolomani MP Bernard Shinali, Navakholo MP Emmanuel Wangwe and Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST) delegation.

MMUST delegation was led by acting Vice Chancellor in charge of planning, research and innovation Professor Peter Bukhala, Professor Samuel Kubasu representing the Vice Chancellor and Professor Solomon Shibairo.

Eregi TTC is sponsored by the Catholic Church.

During the meeting in Mukumu, Barasa observed that with the elevation of the college into a university, there would be more jobs, business opportunities and the area will be opened up to more investors.

“As a county, we are working closely with the national government to achieve the dream of offering several courses to the region’s students and nearby counties as soon as Eregi Teachers Training College (ETTC) is upgraded into a fully-fledged University,” he said.

Barasa said this milestone was among one of the developments plans Kakamega County aims to actualize and assured that once operationalized the university will enroll more students in special courses to benefit the county and avoid outsourcing of skilled manpower.

Earlier a task force appointed by the Governor had recommended the upgrade of the college to a constituent campus of MMUST.

The governor, while speaking at the institution over the weekend, said the task force had established that the college has adequate land, classrooms, lecture halls, staff quarters, toilets, labs, and a first intake of 3000 students.

The institution was established by the Catholic Mill Hill Fathers in 1949 to train teachers and it’s elevation to a university will further align it well with the Catholic church.