University of Nairobi’s dons were part of the task force that developed Kiswahili and Bi-Lingual versions of the National Assembly Standing Orders which were unveiled by President Uhuru Kenyatta.  

From UoN, Prof. Iribe Mwangi, the Chairman, Kiswahili Department was the team leader of Kiswahili experts while Dr. Prisca Jerono and Dr. Nyachae Michira were members of the taskforce.

Other dons incorporated in the project were Dr. Robert Oduori (Moi), Mr. Vincent Magugu (Moi), Prof. Kitula King'ei (Kenyatta) and Dr Miriam Osore (Kenyatta).

The University of Nairobi has received the 2020 Excellent Global Talent Ecosystem Partner Award by Huawei Technologies Company.

Out of the numerous universities globally, UoN has been recognized for the outstanding performance and active collaboration with Huawei to develop ICT Talent.

First year students 2020/21/22 Academic Year have finally reported to campus for face to face learning.

The students who have practical lessons were admitted to the Colleges of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, Architecture and Engineering, Biological and Physical Sciences, Health Sciences and all students pursuing sciences in the College of Education and External Studies.

Equity Group Foundation and the Kenya COVID-19 Fund Board have commenced the distribution of the second consignment of locally manufactured personal protective equipment (PPE) to public hospitals across all 47 counties in Kenya including all final year medical and dental students from 11 universities with medical and dental schools, as part of its sustained efforts to protect medics from the COVID-19 virus.

The University of Nairobi received its consignment on November 10, 2020.

The 3rd Research Week 2020 will be held on October 12 -16, 2020. The annual event, hosted by UoN, will feature 13 different conferences covering a diverse range of academic disciplines and is expected to bring together over 1,000 participants comprising researchers, scholars, students and practitioners from all over the world.

It is a time to celebrate. The University of Nairobi marks 50 years since it was transformed into the first national University in Kenya on July 1, 1970. Read More..

The University of Nairobi through has collaborated with  BASF, one of the world’s leading chemical companies, to produce a handwash that will be distributed for free in urgent need areas as part of the company’s global “Helping Hands” initiative. READ MORE..

The Treasury has started to audit the spending of billions of shillings in taxpayers’ funds and loans from donors such as International Monetary Fund (IMF) meant for the fight against the corona virus pandemic and the locust invasion. READ MORE..

Recently issued FASB standards for revenue recognition, lease accounting, and the private company variable-interest entity (VIE) consolidation have led to companies’ and practitioners’ asking a host of questions about the preparation and auditing of financial statements. READ MORE..

Newly sworn-in Auditor General Nancy Gathungu on Thursday assumed office.

Gathungu, while taking the mantle from her predecessor Edward Ouko, said her  area of focus will be to clear the backlog of audit reports for various public institutions. READ MORE..