On behalf of the University Council, Senate, Management Board, Staff and Students, I take this opportunity to welcome you all to Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology as you set off on this momentous phase of your academic journey. I wish to also congratulate the 2019 KCSE candidates for the sterling performance in the national examinations.

I particularly want to thank you all for practicing sound judgment and patience at a time when we are facing various obstacles and restrictions, we are all in this together. As a “Beacon of Excellence in University Education”, we guarantee you quality education and training that are aligned to international standards. The current situation presents an opportunity for change, and offers each one of you a chance to contribute to new, redesigned lectures that provide academic stimulus while combating the spread of the novel coronavirus. Having attained the fully-fledged University status on 13th March 2013, the University is a premier institution of higher learning offering relevant and quality market driven academic programmes for steering socio-economic development. JOOUST is nurturing and producing human capital that is technically and intellectually equipped for the job market and the academia.