Historical Background

The Mombasa Institute of Muslim Education (MIOME) was founded on capital raised through a gift of Kshs. 100,000 from the Sultan of Zanzibar and Kshs. 50,000 from the Bohra Community of East Africa, at the insistence of Dr Sayedna Taher Saifuddin.

In 1948, thirty-four acres of land were donated for the institute, along with a further six acres on what is now the Prof. Ali Alamin Mazrui Campus.

MIOME opened its doors in 1951, with the Sultan of Zanzibar, Sheikh Khalifa bin Harab, and Sheikh Mbarak Al-Hinawy as guests of honour. That May, MIOME enrolled its first batch of students on a technical education programme with a special emphasis on Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, Seamanship and Navigation, and Woodwork.

In 1966, MIOME became the Mombasa Technical Institute (MTI) and began admitting all Kenyans regardless of religion or race.

In 1972, MTI was transformed into the Mombasa Polytechnic, becoming the second National Polytechnic in Kenya.

On 23rd August 2007, through Legal Notice No. 160, the Mombasa Polytechnic was elevated to the Mombasa Polytechnic University College (MPUC) - realising a government strategy to widen access to university education across the country.

In 2013, the Mombasa Polytechnic University College transitioned into the Technical University of Mombasa (TUM) - a fully-fledged public university.