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Three UoN staff have been recognized for their outstanding service in helping the country steer through the Covid-19 pandemic.

Prof. Omu Anzala, Dr. Loice Achieng’ Ombajo and Dr. Marybeth Maritim were among the 68 kenyans who received the award.

The President recognized 68 Kenyans with the Presidential order of service,  Uzalendo award during the 57th Madaraka day ceremony.

The University of Nairobi will admit the highest number of candidates who scored grade A in last year’s Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE), placement results released yesterday indicate....read more

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...Read more

Students who were placed in University of Nairobi (UoN) by KUCCPS can now download their admission letters from the university’s website. The official University of Nairobi (UoN) Admission Letter is a document that indicates that you have been offered provisional admission into any degree programme in a University...read more

The Office of the Vice Chancellor University of Nairobi cordially invite you to the Virtual Installation of the 8th Vice Chancellor on Friday June 5, 2020 at 10.00am. To be able to send you the link to participate in the event, kindly register here giving us your name and email via https://forms.gle/d6wXqgg4M7tvf5jT9

UoN becomes the first public university to conduct virtual exams amid Covid-19 http://www.nation.co.ke

The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Kenya intends to hold African Cartoon Festival on COVID-19. This festival is solely for African and Iranian cartoonists. The secretariat will receive the artworks of the cartoonist from all over Africa

The Iranian Embassy led by H. E. Jabber Barmaki is exploring possible partnerships and collaboration between the University of Nairobi and Iranian Universities.

The University of Nairobi multidisciplinary team of engineers and doctors have developed a home grown portable ventilator that will reduce the cost of the current ventilators by nearly 90% . Speaking during a demonstration session by the lead engineers and doctors, Prof. Stephen Kiama, the University of Nairobi Vice Chancellor, congratulated the team for the hardwork put in place to ensure that the low cost portable ventilator comes to life. “This demonstrates our value of care. We care for Kenyans”, he said.

Kenya is endowed with diverse habitats that are home to unique and diverse flora and fauna. These diverse habitats are represented within the protected area system that comprise of approximately 12% of the Kenyan territory, classified as national parks, national reserves, marine reserves and forest reserves.

These areas have varied ecosystems and habitats ranging from marine, inland wetlands, fresh and salty water lakes, rivers, volcanoes, hot springs, savannahs, forests, mountains, caves and deserts.