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Kaimosi Friends University (KAFU)

Kaimosi Friends University (KAFU) is a public-spirited center of excellence that was established in 2015 to make distinctive contributions to society in teaching, research innovation and holistic development The University was gazetted in May 2015 as a constituent college of Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST) and was awarded University Charter on August 2, 2022, making it the first and only University in Vihiga County. Prior to being a University College, the institution premises hosted the Kaimosi Teachers Training College, which was moved to a new location within the Kaimosi Complex. The University sits on 203 acres of land in the lush green and history-rich Kaimosi Complex, just 500 metres off the Chavakali-Kapsabet Road, between Shamakhokho and Cheptul townships. It is equidistant from Kisumu, Kakamega and Kapsabet towns – about 35 kilometres. Its location in a tropical rainforest provides a serene environment for teaching, learning and research. It is the zenith of more than 10 institutions in the complex – including Jumuia Hospital-Kaimosi, Friends (Technical) College Kaimosi, Kaimosi Girls, and Boys High Schools, Kaimosi Theological College, Kaimosi Vocational Training Institute, a Special school, and a host of primary schools DYNAMIC PROGRAMMES AND FACULTY Kaimosi Friends University offers certificate, diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in over 43 market-driven programmes at the schools of Science, Business and Economics, Computing and Information Technology, Education and Social Sciences, and the School of Health Sciences.