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They say that little strokes feel big oaks.

When the Central Committee on National Cohesion and Values mooted a tree planting exercise, little did the organising committee believe that it would morph into a university wide exercise.

The Tree Planting, scheduled for  Tuesday May 18, 2021, has garnered support  from the Equity Bank Group who are supplying 5,000 seedlings , and the Kenya Forestry Services, who are providing the  technics for tree planting including species selection and placement.

The University of Nairobi wishes to inform the following groups of students that the resumption dates of the 2020/21/22 Academic are as follows:

A. TO RESUME MONDAY, 10th May 2021

   i. College of Agriculture & Veterinary Sciences 

–    Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, BVM Years I-III(3 weeks)

–    Faculty of Vet. Medicine, BVM Years IV & V (6 weeks)       

 -    B.Sc. Leather Science & Technology Year I-IV(3 weeks)       

The University of Nairobi hosted its 2nd Prize presentation ceremony on Friday May 7, 2021.  In the ceremony, the university celebrated and recognized students with outstanding performance in their academic and extra-curricular activities from 2017/2018 and 2018/2019 academic years.

On April 30, 2021, the University community received news that the Papal dais, located at the University of Nairobi’s Chancellors Court, had been declared a national monument.  The information was contained in Gazette Notice Number 40114, signed by Sports and Culture Cabinet Secretary, Amb. Amina Mohammed. According to the notice, the site was found to have historical value and would be protected.

The University of Nairobi is set to hold a prize presentation ceremony for students with outstanding academic performance on Friday May 7, 2021 at Taifa Hall. The prizes are in form of certificates, money, trophies and medals provided by donors to departments and faculties, schools and institutes to recognise and award top academic achievers amongst the student fraternity.

The University Health Services has now been registered as a COVID-19 Vaccination Centre by the Ministry of Health and the Nairobi County Government, through the Nairobi Metropolitan Services.

The Vaccination will commence on Thursday April 8, 2021 at 8.30AM outside of the Main Students Clinic. It should be noted that the University Vaccination Centre will be required to observe Government prioritization guidelines and to comply with COVID-19 health protocols. In this regard, the following categories of the priority target groups will be eligible:

The University of Nairobi (UoN) is set to commence COVID-19 vaccination for staff and students following the setup of a vaccination center at the University Health Services (UHS).

According to the Chief Medical Officer at UHS Lucy Ndahi, deliberations and efforts with Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) have been successful and UHS will be one of the approved centers to administer the jabs.

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Energy integration will be crucially important for post covid-19 economic recovery and sustainable development in Africa.

In a special webinar organized by the Institute of Diplomacy and International Studies (IDIS), experts revealed that energy both as an economic and social input was central to the attainment of Africa’s sustainable development as envisaged by the UN sustainable development goal number seven.

Prof.  Fredrick Were has been appointed as a new member in the Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH). He brings extensive experience in maternal and newborn health, child nutrition, health services and immunization.