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  • UoN VC with Nanthalile Mugala
    UoN and PATH Sign Impactful Collaborative Agreement

    On 10th May 2022, a delegation from PATH  made a courtesy visit to the University of Nairobi (UoN) Vice Chancellor Professor Stephen Kiama and officially signed an agreement for collaboration on issues of Maternal health and child health. The Collaborative Agreement will provide a legal framework to advance the cooperation from a Principal Investigator (PI) level to a University level.

  • VC Flags off Interns to Innovation Hub
    VC Kiama flags off 20 interns to Agriculture Innovation Hub

    On 6th April 2022, the first cohort of 20 interns from the Faculty of Agriculture were flagged off by the Vice Chancellor of the University of Nairobi, Prof. Kiama Gitahi and the CEO of Elgon Kenya Ltd Dr. Bimal Kantaria.

    Also present during the ceremony were the Permanent Secretary, Finance Mr. Julius Muia, Senior advisor at the Office of the President, Mrs Ruth Kagia, the CEO, British Chamber, Ms Farida Abbas among others.

  • VC Kiama with Ambassador of Brazil to Kenya
    Ambassador of Brazil to Kenya pays courtesy call to UoN VC

    On April 6, 2022, His Excellency Silvio Albuquerque, the Ambassador of Brazil to Kenya, made a courtesy visit to the University of Nairobi (UoN) Vice-Chancellor Professor Stephen Kiama. On his first visit to the University, the ambassador noted that he has represented Brazil in Kenya since September 2021.

  • Kiama_ACU
    VC attends the Commonwealth Higher Education Stakeholder Group Consultation Meeting

    Further to correspondence from Dr Newman regarding the invitation to participate in the Commonwealth Higher Education Consultation, as part of the Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers (CCEM), please find below the dial in details for the Commonwealth Higher Education Stakeholder Group consultation meeting on April 4, 0900-1030am BST.

     

  • VC Kiama_APHREA DST Launch
    VC Launches the APHREA Data Science Training Program at the University of Nairobi

    On April 4, 2022, the Vice Chancellor officially launched the Advancing Public Health Research in Eastern Africa through Data Science Training (APHREA-DST) project at the University of Nairobi (UoN) in the presence of UoN management, stakeholders, academicians, and researchers.  The event was held at the University of Nairobi Towers in Nairobi, Kenya. 

  • Melvine Thogo
    VC Presides over the Swearing in Ceremony of newly elected UNSA Officials

    Melvine Thogo is the new Chairperson of the University of Nairobi Students Association (UNSA).

    The third-year law student, who is the outgoing secretary-general for UNSA Parklands Campus, becomes the second female in the institution to clinch the seat after Ann Mvurya, who was elected in 2019.

    Thogo emerged victorious in the competitive race to succeed the outgoing chairperson, Eddie Mwendwa Mutua, for the 2022-2023 period.

    The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Stephen Kiama congratulated the newly elected officials and wished them well in their tenure of service.

  • UoN VC with Nanthalile Mugala
    UoN and PATH Sign Impactful Collaborative Agreement

    On 10th May 2022, a delegation from PATH  made a courtesy visit to the University of Nairobi (UoN) Vice Chancellor Professor Stephen Kiama and officially signed an agreement for collaboration on issues of Maternal health and child health. The Collaborative Agreement will provide a legal framework to advance the cooperation from a Principal Investigator (PI) level to a University level.

  • VC Flags off Interns to Innovation Hub
    VC Kiama flags off 20 interns to Agriculture Innovation Hub

    On 6th April 2022, the first cohort of 20 interns from the Faculty of Agriculture were flagged off by the Vice Chancellor of the University of Nairobi, Prof. Kiama Gitahi and the CEO of Elgon Kenya Ltd Dr. Bimal Kantaria.

    Also present during the ceremony were the Permanent Secretary, Finance Mr. Julius Muia, Senior advisor at the Office of the President, Mrs Ruth Kagia, the CEO, British Chamber, Ms Farida Abbas among others.

  • VC Kiama with Ambassador of Brazil to Kenya
    Ambassador of Brazil to Kenya pays courtesy call to UoN VC

    On April 6, 2022, His Excellency Silvio Albuquerque, the Ambassador of Brazil to Kenya, made a courtesy visit to the University of Nairobi (UoN) Vice-Chancellor Professor Stephen Kiama. On his first visit to the University, the ambassador noted that he has represented Brazil in Kenya since September 2021.

  • Kiama_ACU
    VC attends the Commonwealth Higher Education Stakeholder Group Consultation Meeting

    Further to correspondence from Dr Newman regarding the invitation to participate in the Commonwealth Higher Education Consultation, as part of the Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers (CCEM), please find below the dial in details for the Commonwealth Higher Education Stakeholder Group consultation meeting on April 4, 0900-1030am BST.

     

  • VC Kiama_APHREA DST Launch
    VC Launches the APHREA Data Science Training Program at the University of Nairobi

    On April 4, 2022, the Vice Chancellor officially launched the Advancing Public Health Research in Eastern Africa through Data Science Training (APHREA-DST) project at the University of Nairobi (UoN) in the presence of UoN management, stakeholders, academicians, and researchers.  The event was held at the University of Nairobi Towers in Nairobi, Kenya. 

  • Melvine Thogo
    VC Presides over the Swearing in Ceremony of newly elected UNSA Officials

    Melvine Thogo is the new Chairperson of the University of Nairobi Students Association (UNSA).

    The third-year law student, who is the outgoing secretary-general for UNSA Parklands Campus, becomes the second female in the institution to clinch the seat after Ann Mvurya, who was elected in 2019.

    Thogo emerged victorious in the competitive race to succeed the outgoing chairperson, Eddie Mwendwa Mutua, for the 2022-2023 period.

    The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Stephen Kiama congratulated the newly elected officials and wished them well in their tenure of service.