[1] It was founded in 1965 as a primary teachers’ training college on a 61-acre land that was donated by the County Council of Gusii.
In 1999, the Faculty of Commerce established a Bachelor of Business and Management as its first degree programmes within the campus to run alongside a postgraduate Diploma in Education, which was phased out in 2001.
As part of its expansion programme, the university has opened campuses in Nairobi, Eldoret, Kisumu, Kitale and Kabarnet.
One of the notable ones is the Anti-Ada[10] Unit that coordinates the prevention, early detection and mitigation of substance abuse through education, advocacy, empowerment and partnership for a productive university community - students and staff.
The university through the vice chancellor's officer is now offering online orientation for students who want to enrol into new semesters.
This is saving both students and staff time and money that they could have used to come physically on campus to participate in the exercise.