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Prof. Moses Nyangito, an Associate Professor in the Department of Land Resources Management and Agricultural Technology (LARMAT) on Friday 5th February 2021 was elected by members of Faculty as the Dean for Faculty of Agriculture, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, University of Nairobi. He was serving at an acting capacity since August, 2020. Prof. Nyangito has held various managerial/ administrative positions within University of Nairobi.

The Strengthening Kenyan Small-scale Mango Processors to Access Market and Reduce Losses (SAP) Project team has embarked on a series of training and capacity building activities for mango farmers and processors in Kenya. The SAP project is a collaborative initiative between the University of Nairobi (UON) and Purdue University (USA) which is supported by the Rockefeller Foundation (Yieldwise initiative).

The linkage between the University and the alumni is critical in forging strong partnership and collaboration for quality capacity development. There has been a weak linkage between the learning institution and their alumni, which has impacted on efforts to strengthen partnership and development of initiatives that address the current needs.

Sub-Saharan Africa remains so deprived today in which ethnic conflicts, civil wars or factional leadership struggles have completely destroyed the economic and political institutions. Some countries have however maintained progressive economic development albeit sluggishly. The promise of independence has not been realized. What went wrong? What is the way forward in Africa’s Development?

The global commemoration of the World AIDS Day is on December 1, 2020. The day is dedicated to raising awareness about HIV/AIDS and is in remembrance of those who have lost their lives to complications of HIV.

The University of Nairobi will hold a virtual event on December 1, 2020 from 9.00 AM to 11.00AM. The chief guest is the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Stephen Kiama.

As part of UON@50 the faculty of Agriculture is organizing  a webinar series. First webinar series was held on 7th  October 2020

EAC Scholarship 

IUCEA hereby invites the citizens of the East African Community to apply for cohort 2 of the KfW- funded Scholarships, to pursue Master’s studies in the EAC Partner State other than their own.

To all Staff and Students

Join IREX on Thursday 22 October 2.00PM for a candid conversation on accountability and transparency in resourcing Kenya’s COVID – 19 Response! 

Register now at https://bit.ly/33ZcBvB to secure your spot and interact with the dynamic panel.

UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI

The online version of the Varsity Focus September 2020 is out. The edition focuses on our activities for the first half of the year. In this issue we covered the installation of the 8th Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Stephen Kiama, who also shared his vision for the University. We have highlighted a special feature on the University’s key role in the concerted global initiatives in the fight against COVID-19.