Egerton University was founded in 1939 as Egerton Farm School and was upgraded to an Agricultural College in 1950. In 1986, the Agricultural College became a Constituent College of the University of Nairobi. It was elevated to a University in 1987 through an Act of Parliament.
The 5th Africa Universities Cross Country Championships were held at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (J.K.U.A.T) on 20th November 2021 with over 200 athletes and officials participating in the event. In the men’s category, Maxime Chaumeton from the University of Johannesburg won with a time of 30.54.0 followed closely by Geoffrey Chirchir 31.33.0 from Egerton University Njoro pursuing Bachelor of Education degree in Maths and Physics.
The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Isaac Kibwage, received trophies that Egerton University won at the National Drama, Music and Film Festivals held from 14 to 23 October, 2021 at Meru University, whose theme was “Advocating for Social Responsibility Through Performing Arts in The Post Covid-19 Era.” The event took place in Main Campus in Njoro, and in attendance were acting Deputy Vice-Chancellors Prof. Micah Chepchieng (Academic Affairs), Prof. Bockline Bebe (Research & Extension) and Prof. Richard Mulwa (Administration, Planning and Development). Also present were the Dean of Students Prof. D. Odero-Wanga, Patron University Drama Club Dr Raphael Gacheiya and University Chaplain Rev. Dr Samwel Nduati.
