In 2019, Kenya was under siege by a swarm of desert locusts that are threatening farmers’ crops and pastures. Kenya had not experienced a locust invasion in seven decades. The most affected countries were Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia who had not had locust invasion in quarter of a century.
The International Women’s Day is celebrated annually on March 8th to mark the social, economic, cultural and political strides made by women and as a call to action in the fight against gender parity. This year’s theme was choose to challenge.
For the first time ever, the University of Nairobi held a students and staff Talent Day. The event saw over 500 students gather in Taifa Hall.
The talent day was a culmination of three days of auditions of the various talents in different categories. The best were picked to showcase their talents and innovations while others came to cheer and celebrate their peers during the performances. The Talents were categorized as music, poetry, narrations, ICT, Engineering innovations and Art.
The University of Nairobi (UoN) has been fully accredited to train students in BSc. Food Nutrition and Dietetics at the Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology (DFSNT), College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences (CAVS).
As a leading institution in Kenya and the region, UoN has been offering the programme based on an interim licence.
On March 4, the Department of History and Archeology hosted an international webinar on, “On UoN@50: An epitome of philanthropy.”
The Kenya Institute of Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA) in conjunction with the University of Nairobi, KASNEB, Youth Enterprise Development Fund(YEDF), the National Youth Council (NYC), Directorate of National Cohesion & Values and Kenya Industrial Property Institute (KIPI) held a mentorship programme from 4th-5th March 2021. The platform aimed to create awareness and build capacity among the youth in the realization of the national development goals.
A challenged world is an alert world and from challenge comes change.
So let's all choose to challenge.
How will you help forge a gender equal world?
Celebrate women's achievement. Raise awareness against bias. Take action for equality.
Engineering students from the University of Nairobi (UoN) are among students from other universities set to benefit from a mentorship programme organized by the Institution of Engineers in Kenya (IEK).
The announcement was made by Eng. Grace Kagondu, Chairperson IEK Capacity Building and Mentorship Committee during celebrations to mark World Engineering Day 2021 in Chandaria Auditorium at the University of Nairobi on 4th March 2021.
The School of Law has established and operationalized the Maritime Centre/FishForce Academy, an evolving Centre of excellence in the School that is already attracting significant interest among students, staff, external stakeholders and partners. The Centre, which is headed by Prof. Paul Musili Wambua with the assistance of Dr. Akunga Momanyi, has academic faculty drawn from Parklands, Kisumu and Mombasa campuses.
The inaugural women’s economic forum took place on 24th and 25th February 2021 and sought to advance the empowerment of women through panel discussions, networking and keynote addresses from high-ranking government officials, development partners and industry leaders. This year’s forum tackled six thematic areas including Agribusiness, Manufacturing and Value Addition, Financial Access, Technology and Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Tax and Policy Regimens.
