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BRIEF HISTORY
Kenya Medical Training College –Msambweni Campus was formely the Matuga Medical Training College.
The campus was relocated from Matuga where it was being housed by Government Training Institute to Msambweni in August, 2006.
Recalling its history from Matuga, the campus was started way back in 1977. It was then training pre – service students in Environmental Health Sciences. This was a certificate course taking two (2) years.
In 1977, the campus started a six (6) – month in-service certificate course in water and sanitation. This course only ran for two (2) consecutive years before it was stopped. The course was targeting qualified Public Health Technicians.
In 1998, the campus started offering a two (2)-year in-service diploma course in Environmental Health sciences. The following year i.e. 1999, the certificate course in Environmental Health Sciences was phased out. This was in line with the government's policy of phasing out certificate courses.
In the year 2005, the campus started offering a three (3) year pre- service diploma course in Environmental Health sciences. In 2006 the last in – service diploma class qualified. Currently the campus is only training the three (3) year pre – service diploma course in Environmental Health Sciences.
2.0 Situation and Location
2.1 Situation: The campus is situated in Msambweni constituency of Msambweni district. It is about 70kms from Mombasa City. It is about 2kms off Likoni – Lunga Lunga Highway.
2.2 Location: KMTC Msambweni neighbours the District Hospital Msambweni about 2 kilometres on the south and the Kenya Navy base on the eastern site. It is approximately 2kms from the district headquarters.
3.0 Courses offered:
Diploma in Environmental Health Sciences (pre-service)
4.0 Campus' management structure:
The campus is managed by the Principal who is deputized by one deputy principal. There are several heads of departments/sections in the following areas;
- Academic (Environmental Health Sciences)
- Accounts/Human Resource
- Supplies/Procurement
- Catering
- ICT
- Security
- Maintennance
- Quality Management/Assuarance
Note: There is also an examination officer and each class/course has a lecturer in-charge who is called the course officer/coordinator.
5.0 Students' representative council:
The campus has a full-fledged student's representative council as indicated below:
• Chairman-Walter Omiti
• Vice-Chairman-Peter Kiplimo
• General Secretary-Irene Pulei
• Vice-Secretary-Austin Odaba
• Organising Secretary-Mathias Lotunyo
• Treasurer-Eric Manani
6.0 Sports:
The campus is well represented in almost all sports disciplines and it also boasts to be one of the campuses (if any) having various playing fields.
7.0 Population of staff and students:
7.1 Staff population: The staff population as of now stands at 23.
7.2 Students population: The student population as of now stands at 174.
8.0 Proximity to training hospitals:
The college is approximately 2kms from the District Hospital. It is about 15kms from Tiwi Rural Health Training Centre.
9.0 Unique features:
The college is just 100 metres from the shoreline. Other unique features include Shimoni caves which are about 30 kilometres from the college. It is also about 50 kilometres to Lungalunga border. The college is situated next to the proposed district headquarters and the Kwale International Sugar Company.
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