Egerton University Council appointed Professor Bernard O. Aduda as the new Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic Affairs (AA) effective 1 February, 2022 for a period of five years through a competitive process that attracted a large number of applicants from several universities in Kenya. Prof. Aduda is a Professor of Physics of Materials, University of Nairobi since 2005. He holds a PhD in Materials Science from Imperial College London, University of London (UK) (1991).

The executive members of the Kenya Library and Information Services Consortium (KLISC) led by their Chair Prof. Joseph Kavulia on 14 March 2022 paid a courtesy call to the Vice-Chancellor Prof. Isaac Kibwage. Prof. Kavulia also serves as the University Librarian at Chuka University.

International Women's Day (IWD) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. It is a time to reflect on progress made and to call for change. The day marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity through empowering women with a space to share their thoughts and ideas for a better world and to be part of global conversations and actions seeking to champion gender equality.

The Vice-Chancellor Prof. Isaac Kibwage, on 9 March 2022, addressed student representatives at Main Campus in Njoro to update them on the current status of the University. He said that the University Senate had considered their request to extend the semester by one week.