Latest News & Announcements

BEST SLOGAN/TAGLINE TO CELEBRATE UON@50

From July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021 the University of Nairobi shall be having a year-long 50-year Anniversary Celebration. More on this later. 

 

For now,  we need your help to come up with a catchy, exciting, inspiring (you get the idea) slogan or tagline that we shall use all year along.

 

PROJECT BASED E-CONFERENCE

The project team (HORTIGREEN) composed of staff from Food Science, Nutrition and Technology as well as Wangari Maathai Institute has proposed an e-conference on 5-7 October, 2020.  This is the first E-Conference which is on “Sustainable Production and Consumption (SCP) Practices in the Horticulture Processing Sector”.  Other organizations involved are:- Fundacion SUSTALDE, Consumer Information Network (CIN) and Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS).

ADVANCING QUALITY AND SUSTAINABLE HIGHER EDUCATION

Academic institutions worldwide have been forced to adapt in the midst of the COVID -19 pandemic. The global pandemic has placed higher education institutions on an unfamiliar path to balance the continuity of learning and the safety of students and staff. Worldwide academic institutions remain closed. The story is the same for Kenya.

UON READY TO SUPPORT JUDICIARY BUILD A DATA CENTER

The President of the Supreme Court and Chief Justice of Kenya, Hon David Maraga revealed that the Judiciary is in the process of building a data center, that will be a hub of all justice institutions like the Police, Prisons, DPP, DCI among others.

NEW TITLE ‘FINANCING AFRICA’ LAUNCHED VIRTUALLY

Prof. Attiya Waris’ book titled "Financing Africa" is a culmination of research undertaken over a ten year period. The book serves as a commentary on taxation and how taxpayers' money is used as well as a guide to understanding public finances in Africa. It creates an opportunity to widen the knowledge base in developing countries; specifically, on how Africa's fiscal systems were intended to and can subsequently be used to support development and alleviate poverty.