Maseno University Marks 26th Graduation in a Colourful Ceremony
Maseno, 13 November 2026. Maseno University today held its 26th Congregation at the Graduation Square. The ceremony conferred degrees, diplomas and certificates on 5,740 graduands from the 2025/2026 academic year, up from 5,678 last year and 4,683 the year before.
The day began at 8.00 AM, when graduands and guests took their seats. The Chancellor’s Procession and the Academic Procession then moved to the Graduation Square, where the Kenyan National Anthem, the East African Community Anthem and the Maseno University Anthem were sung. Acting Vice-Chancellor Prof. Erick O. Nyambedha constituted the assembly as the 26th Congregation. The salutatorian and valedictorian addressed their fellow graduands. The Vice-Chancellor, the Chairman of Council Prof. Naftali Omolo-Ongati, the Principal Secretary for the State Department for Higher Education and Research, the Cabinet Secretary for Education and the Chancellor then addressed the congregation.
Deans from all 13 schools presented their graduands, from Agriculture, Food Security and Environmental Sciences through to Education. The Chancellor conferred qualifications in order of seniority
Research with local impact
The doctoral cohort showed the breadth of research done at Maseno, much of it aimed at problems facing Western Kenya and the wider region. Topics included malaria diagnostics and drug resistance, hepatitis B and drug-resistant tuberculosis, and the link between water insecurity and HIV treatment outcomes in Kisumu County. In agriculture and the economy, graduates studied crop-livestock diversification and food security among smallholder farmers, regenerative farming practices, and renewable energy and electricity infrastructure in Kenya’s growth. Others worked on inclusive education, including learners with autism and deafblind learners, and on computing, including robot path planning and network quality of experience.
Graduates in medicine, nursing and pharmacy also took the Hippocratic Oath, the Nurses’ Pledge and the Pharmacist’s Oath before entering their professions.
The congregation closed with announcements from the Vice-Chancellor, who dissolved the assembly, followed by the National Anthem.
Maseno University’s vision is to be “the University of Excellence in Discovery and Dissemination of Knowledge.” Today’s graduates carry that mission into their professions and communities.
Congratulations to the Class of 2026.
