Maseno residents have been asked to provide land for the construction of additional hostels for Maseno University students.
Area MCA Samuel Ombogo appealed to the residents to provide land for the construction of more hostels for the institution that he says at the moment, lacks enough accommodation space for more than half of the students.
Speaking on Tuesday during the admission of first-year students at the institution, which is expected to take the whole week, Ombogo said additional hostels could only be constructed once enough land has been acquired from the residents.
While addressing the students, Ombogo said that once enough land has been acquired from the community, he would petition the county government of Kisumu to allocate funds towards the project.
"It is the duty of the county government to ensure that all the devolved units of the national governments are effective and service delivery is noted," he said.
The institution's director of communication, Jasper Otieno appealed to the community leaders to avail land for purchase by the institution to end the accommodation crisis.