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Cynthia Khabetsa Mwavishi, a 2nd year student in the Faculty of Arts, is among the 100 emerging leaders from across Africa who will take part in the Young Political Leadership School Africa (YPLS Africa) programme.

The programme will be held in Monrovia, Liberia from October 25-29, 2021.

“I am happy to be the only one selected from Kenya. It was a rigorous and global exercise with a series of interviews” an elated Cynthia said the Bachelor of Arts student. “I look forward to participating in the program, networking and learning new skills. 

The University Ranking by Academic Performance (URAP) Ranking 2021 has placed the University of Nairobi top in Kenya and position 1222 in the world.

In the 2021 ranking, Egerton University is position 1945, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology is 2377, Moi University is 2429 and Kenyatta University is 2679.

Globally, Harvard University, University of Toronto and Stanford University were ranked position 1, 2 and 3 respectively.

The University of Nairobi has been ranked best university in the country and in the East and Central Africa Region for more than 5 years in row in the just released Webometrics Ranking. The Ranking web of Universities (Webometrics) has released the July 2021 edition of the Webometrics report placing the University of Nairobi position 1 in Kenya, 13 in Africa and 1054 in the world.

Ferdinand Omanyala clocked 10.00 to finish third in heat one of the 100m semi-finals at the Tokyo Olympics breaking his own national record. He however failed to make it to the finals.

The second year, University of Nairobi student took to Instagram after the race on Sunday, August 1, 2021, to express his delight of being part of the Olympics and the joy of beating his idol, Jamaican sprinter Yohan Blake.

Kenyan sprinter and University of Nairobi student, Ferdinand Omanyala qualified for the 100 metres semi final race at Tokyo Olympics after finishing third in heat five. 
 
He ran at 10.01 seconds and broke the National record of 10.02 seconds which was set by him.
 
Omanyala, makes history as the first Kenyan to make it to Olympics Semi-Finals in 100 metres. 
 
In support of Omanyala, the University of Nairobi hosted a watch party. Comrades came out to support one of their own. The watch party  was supported by Tecno Kenya and KTN.

The University of Nairobi in partnership with the City University of London and the Change School, UK, has won the British Council grant worth Kshs. 180 M (£1.2m) for Innovation for African Universities (IAU) Programme Centre of Excellence.

The Innovation for African Universities programme is designed to support the development of Africa – UK University partnerships that build institutional capacity for higher education engagement in entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystems in selected Sub-Saharan African countries, namely Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa.

The University of Nairobi (UoN) and the Institution of Engineers of Kenya (IEK) have embarked on a partnership that will be vital in bridging the gap between engineering theory and practice while promoting best practices in the field. This partnership is in line with UoN’s mandate to establish linkages and partnership with industry in a bid to build and enhance knowledge bases and growth opportunities.

There was pomp and colour as the first CIPR UoN cohort was awarded CIPR Professional PR Diplomas. The ceremony which was held on July 17, 2021 was presided over by the Vice-chancellor, Prof. Stephen Kiama.

UNESCO and the Swiss Development Corporation are working on a project that will empower a network of universities across Africa. Seven Kenyan Universities including the University of Nairobi will be engaged in the initial phase of this collaboration that will empower the youth. The launch date of this project is scheduled for September 2021.

The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Stephen Kiama has, in his live address to the University community, named the executive deans as follows:

Associate Vice Chancellor in charge of Academic Affairs-Prof. Julius Ogeng’o

Acting  Associate Vice Chancellor in charge of Research, Innovation and Enterprise-Prof.Margaret Hutchison

Acting Executive Dean, Faculty of Agriculture-Prof. Rose Nyikal