The department of biological sciences is one of the most robust appendages of the school of pure and applied sciences of Kisii University. The department is constituted by well trained and skilled personnel both in the academia and technologists in the laboratory. Biological sciences offer training to both undergraduate and postgraduate students to equip them with requisite abilities to deal with life science related encounters. The greatest aspiration of the department of biological sciences, Kisii University is to produce graduates who are capable of improving the quality of life in the society through research and technological advances. The university’s enabling environment makes it possible for students to seize the moment and demonstrate unusual creativity and initiative in laying strategies that offer both long-term and short-term solutions to societal needs