Maasai Mara University


Maasai Mara University,, is a public university located in Narok County, Kenya.
WWW mmarau.ac.ke/index.html

Location

MMU is located in Narok town, in Narok County, approximately, by road, west of the city of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. The geographical coordinates of the university campus are 01°05'35.0"S, 35°51'28.0"E. The university's main campus measures an estimated.

Overview

MMU is accredited by the Commission for University Education of Kenya on 12th February, 2013. The institution was founded on 16 July 2008 as Narok University College, a constituent college of Moi University and existed as a campus of Moi in 2007. Maasai Mara University was chartered on 12 February 2013 as a fully-fledged university.

Academics

The following academic courses are offered at Maasai Mara University:

Undergraduate

As of May 2021, the university offers the following undergraduate degree courses.

Postgraduate

As of May 2021, the university offers the following postgraduate degree courses.
An updated course list as at 2025 can be found in:

Other courses

In addition to undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, MMU offers Certificate and Diploma courses in many of the same subjects.

Other considerations

In September 2019 Onyango Kitche Magak, a drama festival and folklore specialist was appointed as the Acting Vice Chancellor of MMU. However, in January 2022, Mr. Kiche Magak was replaced by Prof. Joseph Chacha this was preceded by a successful court petition against Mr. Kiche Magak's PhD which he had obtained from Washington International University that is not accredited in Kenya.
Mr. Kiche Magak had indicated that he was a specialist in human reproductive health, announced in Kenyan print media, that the university was in the process of launching the manufacture of re-usable sanitary towels. The towels would be distributed to girls from low income families, who otherwise could not afford them. Other collaborators in this female sanitary towels project include Chris Kirubi, an industrialist and philanthropist Jennifer Riria PhD, a businesswoman, banker and corporate executive, who serves as the CEO of Kenya Women Holding Group and Bedi Investments Limited, a textiles and garments manufacturer. They have donated industrial machinery to the project.