Central Government
Maseno University is a Public University located in Kisumu Rural Constituency within Kisumu County.
Maseno University is a mixed day and boarding school offering PhD, Degrees, Diploma and Certificates and is affiliated to/with the Central Government Maseno University is located in Maseno Township along Kisumu-Busia road, some 25 km from Kisumu City and 400 km west of Nairobi.
The name "Maseno" was coined by Rev. J.J. Willis out of the name of a tree known in local dialects as "Oseno" or "Oluseno" that stood next to the spot where the first missionaries in the region erected their base.
Maseno University founded in 1991, is the only university on the globe that lies along the Equator (00).