[3][4] Prof. Emily Achieng Akuno, has been the Vice Chancellor of JOOUST since August 2023 when Prof. Stephen G. Agong's term elapsed.

[5][6] It is located in the town of Bondo, in Siaya County in the western part of Kenya, approximately 62 kilometres (39 mi), by road, west of the city of Kisumu.

[9] In 2013, the law was repealed and the university received its own charter as an independent institution of higher education.

[10][11] As of February 2019, the university maintained the following academic units:[12] In February 2019, the Business Daily Africa reported that JOOUST in partnership with Siaya County Administration planned to establish a set up a constituent college named after former US president Barack Obama.

The institution will focus on research in fisheries, agriculture and promote extension services for local farmers.