The Strategic Plan and orientation is informed by the following principles:

The University believes that every student can learn and succeed. That the willingness to learn is a choice made in a supportive environment. In such an environment the students intensely engage in critical thinking and theory so that they learn how to think and apply theoretical knowledge. The ability to teach and research is a skill to be acquired and nurtured.

At University of Eldoret, we are committed to living out core values that influence our actions and practices. These values form the basis for leadership and management practices and guide the behavior of all our staff. The University’s core values include the following and embrace all critical areas of our operations:

• Customer Centric
• Innovativeness
• Integrity
• Equity
• Excellence

University of Eldoret is committed to provide quality higher education through teaching, research, outreach and consultancy services that meet and exceed the expectations of all interested parties, comply with the ISO 9001:2015 standard and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements and continually improve the Quality Management System’s effectiveness through periodical reviews at appropriate levels.

The University's Strategic Objectives are centered under the following pillars;

Flame of Knowledge and Innovation

To Provide Quality Education, Training, Research and Entrepreneurship in Science, Agriculture, Engineering, Technology and the Arts to meet the needs and aspirations of a dynamic society

A premier University Nurturing Global Leaders and Innovators for Sustainability

Prof. Makwali holds Ph.D. Parasitology (Moi University), MPhil. Parasitology (Moi University), BSc. BOT/ZOO (Moi University), and Dip. Protozoan Diseases (Obihiro Univ. of Agric. and Vet. Medicine, Japan).

Prof. Makwali joined the University of Eldoret in 1995 when it was a campus of Moi University as a Graduate Assistant where she rose through the various academic ranks. Currently, she is a senior lecturer at the Department of Biological Sciences. Her area of expertise is Parasitology/Immunology with a specialization in Protozoan Diseases Therapy and Control.

Prof. Lizzy Mwamburi is an Associate Professor of Plant Pathology at the University of Eldoret. She is a graduate of the University of KwaZulu-Natal (SA) (PhD), University of Melbourne (Australia) (MSc), and Moi University (MSc). In addition, she carried out her postdoctoral research studies at Gottingen University, Germany.