Machakos university college has today received a charter from the president at statehouse.
The university was among other universities across the country which included, KAG EAST University in Kakamega, Rongo University, The Co-operative University, Taita Taveta University, Murang’a University of Technology, University of Embu and Kirinyaga University.
The ceremony was headed by the president and the education cabinet secretary Fred Matiang'i and attended by chancellors and vice-chancellors of the University.
Machakos university college has been a constituent college of the Kenyatta University and has undergone significant growth since its establishment in 1957 as Machakos Technical Rural Training school.
The university majors in Motor Vehicle Engineering, Electrical and Electronics, Clothing, Textile and Fashion Design, Hospitality and Civil Engineering, Business, Education, Environment, Agribusiness and Applied Sciences.
The university currently boasts of some of the best-equipped engineering workshops and laboratories in the country.