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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.  

uniRank has placed the University of Nairobi at position 7 in the 2020 African University Ranking. The ranking recognizes the most popular top 200 higher-education institutions in Africa.

Topic: Building a Work Ethic: Preparing for Exams

Date: Friday July 17, 2020

The Institute of Diplomacy and International Studies (IDIS), in partnership with the HORN International Institute for Strategic Studies, an independent applied research and policy think-do tank based in Nairobi (Kenya), are pleased to invite you to a webinar.

You are hereby invited to a webinar on "Understanding the Patterns and Impact of Built Structures in Urban Riparian Zones: A Case Study of the Upper Nairobi River  Drainage Basin, Nairobi County, Kenya" 

Date: Wednesday July 15, 2020

Time: 2.00 PM to 4.00 PM

The University of Nairobi plans a phased reopening following its closure due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. This was announced by the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Stephen Kiama in an address to the University community on July 10, 2020.

The re-engineered University of Nairobi’s Human Resource Management Information System (HRMIS) has been launched.

Presiding over the online launch, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Stephen Kiama, highlighted the challenges the newly re-engineered will address.

COVID-19 continues to have vast effects on children and families. To this end, the University of Nairobi in collaboration with the Training Center in Communication held a webinar on ‘The Social Impact of COVID-19 on Children and Families.’

The University of Nairobi Senate has approved a framework to guide collaboration agreements on dual and joint degrees.

The department of Vet. Pathology. Microbiology and Parasitology was yesterday among the first departments to launch and successfully administer online examinations.

The first examination was JPM 256: Veterinary Helminthology.