The College of Biological and Physical Sciences, CBPS, popularly known as Chiromo Campus has emerged as the best overall team during this year’s University of Nairobi annual sports day that was held on March 29, 2019.

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In a lively debate between the President of the French Republic, H.E. Emmanuel Macron and the youth in Kenya on Thursday March 14, 2019; President Macron encouraged the youth that through global partnerships the challenges faced in Kenya can be overcome. “You may think that here in Kenya you have more challenges than we have in France; Challenges are common. Through coming together we can write a different story for our countries and our world.”

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The University of Nairobi, Kenyan Government through Konza Technopolis Development Authority (KoTDA) and Korean Advanced Institute of Sciences and technology (KAIST) have been in partnership to establish a consortium of KAIST in Kenya.
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In a ceremony organized by the Office of the Dean of Students, the special needs UoN students who graduated in December 2018 were congratulated and celebrated on Wednesday evening January 24, 2018 at the Council Chamber.

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Photos from the UoN Open Day 2019 in Mombasa Campus

The Mitsubishi Corporation has awarded 14 University of Nairobi students scholarships through its annual Mitsubishi Corporation International Scholarships Programme. The scholarships presented by the Corporation’s General Manager, Nairobi Liaison Office, Mr. Ichiro Sugane were received by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Academic Affairs, Prof. Julius Ogeng’o who was representing the Vice-Chancellor.

The selected students, drawn from the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies as well as the School of Biological Sciences (BSc degree in Environmental Conservation and Natural Resources Management), come from needy backgrounds and have recorded excellent performance in their respective courses.

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17 University of Nairobi students have received scholarship worth Kshs 2.2M from the Direct Aid Africa Muslim Agency, Kuwait.

This was revealed by Dr. Idle Farah, the Vice Chancellor, UMMA University and former chairman of council, UoN, during a cheque presentation ceremony that was held on Monday evening January 21, 2019 at the Vice Chancellor’s parlor.

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University of Nairobi Students have been urged by Darren Walker, President, Ford Foundation to overcome the challenges posed by inequalities in their lives and prosper. Ford Foundation is an international social justice philanthropy with a $13 billion endowment and $600 million in annual grant making.

Darren Walker was giving a public lecture at Taifa Hall, Main Campus, University of Nairobi where he addressed a number of issues, key among them inequality, education, entrepreneurship, philanthropy. Giving his own life example, Darren observed that he had to overcome several challenges to be where he is today. “My journey is a journey of hope. I lived in a community that believed in me. I never knew my father. I was brought up by a single mother”, he said. Educated exclusively in public schools, Darren was a member of the first class of head start in 1965 and graduated from the University of Texas at Austin, which in 2009 recognized him with its Distinguished Alumnus Award—its highest alumni honor.

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The youth must raise their voices and take up their rightful position in changing Kenya. This was the clarion call at the Youth Reclaiming Kenya forum held at the University of Nairobi’s Taifa Hall where pertinent issues on the role of the youth in reconciliation, healing and uniting Kenya were discussed.

Giving the key note address at the forum, Chief Justice and President of the Supreme Court of Kenya, Hon. Justice David K. Maraga, said that the youth are partners in the quest for a peaceful, cohesive country whose foundation is a unified set of values the national ethos Kenya must strive to develop.

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Ghanaian leading serial entrepreneur and leadership development expert, Mr. Fred Swaniker, urged University of Nairobi students to work towards creating jobs upon completing their studies, than being job seekers.

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Prof. Jesse Mugambi, a lecturer from the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies has written a book titled “Religion and Social Reconstruction in Africa.”

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The Principal Secretary State Department of Immigration Citizen Services, Maj. Gen (Rtd) Dr. Gordon Kihalangwa, CBS, encouraged Kenyans to embrace refugees.

He was speaking at the University of Nairobi grounds at the World Refugees Day celebrations on June 20, 2018.

“The Kenyan government continues to open its doors to host refugees from Somalia, Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda and South Sudan. The Kakuma and Dadaab Camp is home to over 400,000 Refugees,” he said. “I wish to call upon development agencies to rise up and take advantage of the business opportunities within the refugee camps as government support and foreign aid dwindles. Kenya is at the forefront for an end to conflict in the region so that refugees can be repatriated back to their home countries to restart rebuilding their lives. Refugees need education and skills training to help them rebuild their lives upon return to their home countries.”

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14 University of Nairobi students, drawn from the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies and the School of Biological Sciences have been awarded scholarships by the Mitsubishi Corporation.

The students are pursuing the BSc degree in Environmental Conservation and Natural Resources Management.

“This is the ninth annual presentation to students from needy backgrounds and who have recorded excellent performance in their respective courses,” said the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Peter Mbithi at the scholarship presentation ceremony.

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University of Nairobi students have been advised to keep away from drug and alcohol abuse and focus on their studies.

This was the message as the University community celebrated the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking (IDADA) at the Chancellor’s Court, Main Campus, on June 19, 2018.

The guest of honour, the Chief Executive Officer, National Agency for the Campaign against Drug Abuse (NACADA), Mr. Victor Okioma, said that drug abuse is a big problem as 12 percent of Kenyans are affected by the drugs menace.

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