The admission, reporting and registration process for 2023/2024 first-year students of
Turkana University College began on Monday, September 4, 2023 and ended on Friday,
September 8, 2023. This process was spearheaded by the office of the Registrar,
Academic Affairs, led by Mr. Paul Odongo and a team of staff and continuing students.
Following the registration process, first-year students underwent an orientation
exercise, which started on Monday, September 11, 2023. Students received information
and guidance from various university officials, including the Principal, Deputy Principal,
Registrars, Deans, Directors, and heads of various sections.
The main aim of the orientation was to familiarize students with the institution and its
members of staff. Furthermore, students were informed about the procedures and
timelines for inter-faculty and inter-program transfers, providing them with an
understanding of their options for future academic adjustments.
The students had the privilege to meet and interact with the ambassador of the
People’s Republic of China to Kenya, H.E. Zhou Pingjian when he visited Turkana
University College on September 13, 2023. The ambassador gave an overview of the
history of China and answered the students’ questions in a forum aptly dubbed: Ask the
Ambassador.
The orientation activities concluded on September 14, 2023, with an address by the
Principal, Prof. George N. Chemining’wa. In his speech, he welcomed all the newly
admitted students to the university college and extended his best wishes in their
academic endeavors. He urged them to avoid behaviour and habits that would
endanger and compromise their studies and well-being.
Prof. Chemining’wa implored the students to leave a legacy for the generations of
students to come by planting and nurturing trees. In doing this, he noted, the students
would be contributing to the Government’s programme of “Jaza Miti” which aims at
planting 15 billion trees by 2032.
The Principal also addressed the New Funding Model concerns, assuring the public that
the institution was admitting KUCCPS placed/Government Sponsored Students without
requiring them to pay any tuition fees. He noted that students will only be asked to pay,
where applicable, after the Higher Education Fund (comprising the Universities Fund
and HELB) has finalized the categorization of students based on their level of need.