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The Director of ICT Mr. Paul Kariuki wishes to notify all staff of University of Nairobi that the process of reviewing the Disability Policy is currently ongoing. One of the tasks the committee dealing with this responsibility is to collect and validate data on all staff with different forms of disabilities. This data will  be used for planning and enhancing the support given to staff in this category. 

Professor Stephen Gitahi Kiama (56) has officially been installed as the Vice Chancellor of the University of Nairobi, taking over from Professor Peter Mulwa Mbithi. During his installation in Taifa Hall on June 05, 2020, past VCs, staff, students and industrial relations leaders paid glowing tribute to the new VC. Professor Kiama is a Kenyan veterinary surgeon and academic who, effective 3rd January 2020, became the 8th Vice Chancellor, University of Nairobi. The occasion was marked with colour and pomp and was graced by Dr.Vijoo Rattansi the Chancellor and Prof. Julia Ojiambo, the Chair of University Council. 

Three members of staff from the University of Nairobi were among 68 inaugural recipients of Presidential Order of Service, Uzalendo Awards, where individuals were recognized for their distinguished and outstanding service to the nation. The three are  Prof. Omu Anzala, Dr. Marybeth Maritim and Dr. Loice Achieng Ombajo who were honoured for helping steer the country through the Corona Virus pandemic. President Uhuru Kenyatta conferred them the Uzalendo Awards during Madaraka Day celebrations at Statehouse, Nairobi.

The University of Nairobi has received the largest share of the top students in last year’s Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exams. Students who scored A (Plain) were 630 and out of these, a whopping 313 students have been placed to study various courses at the University of Nairobi the most popular and competitive degree course being Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. This was revealed on Tuesday June 02, 2020 by the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS). The figures show that in total, 68 universities declared a capacity of 145,000 places, with the top cream of 5,894 going to the University of Nairobi. All students admitted to various universities were asked to contact their respective institutions for admission letters and joining instructions.

The Director of Graduate School, Professor Lydia Njenga wishes to notify all graduating class of September 2020 that bound theses and research projects shall be received on Monday May 01, 2020 - Friday May 05, 2020 from 9.00 a.m. - 2.00 p.m. The bound theses, dissertations and research projects will be received by Graduate School staff at the Reception 13th Floor of the University of Nairobi Towers. You are all requested to comply with the Ministry of Health directives during this Covid-19 pandemic. Please do not hesitate to contact the Director, Graduate School on 0204913129 or 0204918030. For more information and requirements for clearance please check your emails.

A University of Nairobi alumnus Dr. Patrick Omwanda Amoth has been elected to serve as the Vice President of the Executive Board of the World Health Organization (WHO). Dr. Amoth who was elected alongside four other Vice Presidents during a virtual meeting on Friday May 22, 2020, will be representing the Africa region and will serve for a period of two years.

The University of Nairobi Chancellor Dr. Vijoo Rattansi has called for closer ties between Kenya and China so as to enhance more exchange of knowledge and skills. Speaking during the handing over of the University of Nairobi’s Ksh 1.4 billion Confucius Institute, Chancellor, Dr. Vijoo Rattansi, said that the University’s resolve to make the world a better place, can not be shaken despite the many challenges and the corona virus pandemic. She took the opportunity to thank, the County Government of Nairobi for the many concessions made during the construction of the building complex.

Iran is bidding to set up a Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Centre at the University of Nairobi. The facility to be put up is to concentrate on research of all aspects of computational nanoscience, and to help promote the fields of nanoscience and nanotechnology across the country and around the region. This was revealed during talks between the Vice Chancellor Prof. Stephen Kiama and the Ambassador of Iran to Kenya H. E. Barmaki, which will bring in Iranian universities to actualize the project.

The People's Republic of China is set to officially handover a new building complex to the Confucius Institute at University of Nairobi on Friday 28th May, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. The new building complex which has been funded by China, will be handed over by the Ambassador of China in Kenya Hon. Wu Peng. The occasion will be graced by the Honorable Cabinet Secretary of Education Prof. George Magoha, the Chancellor Dr. Vijoo Rattansi, the Vice Chancellor Prof. Stephen Kiama and other dignitaries.

Three University of Nairobi students were among winners of awards for Poster Presentation at the 8th African Population Conference (APC) held in Entebbe, Uganda, 18-22 November 2019. The theme of the conference was “Harnessing Africa’s Population Dynamics for Sustainable Development: 25 Years after Cairo and Beyond”.